X: 1
T:Twas o'er the Hills and Far away. PFD2.055
B:Playford’s Dancing Master, Vol 2, 1713-28
Z:vmp.Chris Partington 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk
T:Over the Hills and Far Away,aka. PFD2.055
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/2=70
W:Each strain is to be play’d twice o'er
W:The 1st man and his partner cross over the 2d Cu and turn.
W:This to the first strain play'd once
W:Then cross over the 3d Cu and turn
W:This to the first strain play’d twice
W:Then lead up to the top and cast off, and then right hands and left quite round
W:This to the second strain play'd once
W:then lead through the 3d Cu, and cast up and turn your partner
W:This to the second strain play’d twice
K:F
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