X:1
T: the Bonny Boat Man
P: Longways for as many as will
%R: reel
B: "Caledonian Country Dances" printed by John Walsh for John Johnson, London
S: 1: CCDTB http://imslp.org/wiki/Caledonian_Country_Dances_with_a_Thorough_Bass_(Various) p.23
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: This dance seems to use periods to separate phrases and a colon for the midpoint of the dance/tune.
M: C|
L: 1/8
F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/JohnWalsh/Bonny_Boat_Man.abc	 2025-04-14 014155 UT
K: C
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V: 1
EF |\
G2 (A/B/c) (AG)(FE) | (FE)(DC) G3A | (AB)(cd) (e/f/)g fe | d3e D2EF |\
G3c (AG)(FE) | (FE)(DC) G3E | F2GA G2cB | c2C2 C2 :|
|: cB |\
(AG)(AB) (cd)(ec) | (d/e/f) (fe) d3D | (DE)G2 c>d (e/f/g) | d3e D2(EF) |\
G2 (A/B/c) (AG)(FE) | (FE)(DC) G3E | F2(GA) (Gc) (B/c/d) | c4 C2 :|
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V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
c2 |\
c'2a2 b2c'2 | a2f2 e2c2 | f2ed c2C2 | G4 z2c2 |\
c'2c2 b2c'2 | a2f2 e2c2 | d2ef g2G2 | c'geg c2 :|
|: e2 |\
f2d2 e2c2 | d2c2 g2G2 | c4 e2c2 | g2 G4 c2 |\
c'2a2 b2c'2 | a2f2 e2c2 | d2ef g2G2 | cGEG C2 :|
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%%begintext align
%% First Cu meet . sett and turn S . the 1st Wo . cast off into the 2d improper . her
%% Partner at the same time follows her and casts off to the 2d improper .  the 2d
%% Cu . doing the same : then the two Men hands and lead thro' the We . to the
%% same . then all clap . and all hands quite round . the two We . do the same .
%% then all clap and hands half round . and turn S .
%%endtext