X:4
T:Boateman
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:95
R:Jig
N:Alan Ramsey's song The Bonny Scot (1728) is set to this tune
W:Ye gales that gently wave the sea
W:And please the canny
W:Boat-man
W:Bear me frae hence, or bring to me
W:My brave, my bonny
W:Scot-man
W:In haly bands we join'd our hands
W:Yet may this not
W:discover
W:While parents rate a large estate
W:Before a faithfu'
W:lover
F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/Playford/Boateman.abc	 2025-04-14 080524 UT
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