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Because I was a bonny Lad

Found in Urbani_Liston_1800.abc from the David Jacobs abc collection
Because I was a bonny Lad - staff notation
X: 62
T: Because I was a bonny Lad
F: http://www.vwml.org/record/Urbani1800/3048/p26
B: Urbani & Liston "A Selection of Scotch, English Irish, and Foreign Airs", Edinburgh 1800, p.26 #1 
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-urbani1800
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: Amix
e |\
Tc>BAa f/g/a ec | d>fec B/B/B (Be) |\
cBAa (f/g/a) ec | d>fec A/A/A Ae |\ (Tc>BAa) (3(faf) (3(efe) |
d>fec B/B/B (Be) |\
c>BAa (3(faf) (3(efe) | d>f ec A/A/A A |[| e |\ (Tc>BAc) defd | cAec B/B/B (Be) | (Tc>BAc) def^g | (a/^g/f/e/) ac A/A/A Ae |\ cAeA fAea | cAec B/B/B Bf/^g/ |\
af^ge fdec | dfec A/A/A A |]
T: Loch Erroch Side
F: http://www.vwml.org/record/Urbani1800/3048/p26
B: Urbani & Liston "A Selection of Scotch, English Irish, and Foreign Airs", Edinburgh 1800, p.26 #2 
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-urbani1800
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Added rest as "pickup" to 2nd strain to fix the rhythm.
M: C
L: 1/16
K: D
D2 |\
F2A2A2B2 d3ed2A2 | B3AB2d2 e3fe2E2 |\
F2A2A2B2 d3ef2e2 | d2B2A2F2 TE4 E4 |\
F2A2A3B d3ed2c2 | B2A2B2d2 edef e2E2 |
F2A2A3B d2fg/a/ {g}f3e | {e}d2Bd {B}A2GF TE4 D2 |[| z2 |\
f2a2 d2fg agfg a4 | g2b2 e2ga baga b2ag |\
f2a2 d2fg agfg a2d2 |
A3df2d2 Te4 {de}d4 |\
f2a2 d2fg agfg bagf | g2b2 e2ga baga c'bag |\
fa3ef3 eA3B3b | dA3d2F2 TE4 {DE}D2 |]

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