Cupid's Garden

X: 2
T: Cupid's Garden
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
Q: "Brightly."
S: Playford, Dancing Master, 7th Ed, 2nd.Supp, 1688.
S: Charles Bolton "Retreads" #33
F: https://www.cdss.org/images/documents/elibrary/bolton/retreads/retreads4/ret4.33.pdf
O: England
P: Play 3xAABB
K: Bb
F "A"|\
"Bb"B>AB "F"c>de | "Bb"dB2- B2d/e/ | "Bb"f>gf "F"A2B | "Cm"c3- "F"c2F |\
"Bb"B>AB "F"f>gf | "Gm"gab "F"a>gf | "C"(gc)"F"f "Bb"f2"C"=e | "F"f3- f2 :|
|: f "B"|\
"F"f>gf "Cm"g2a | "Gm"bd2- d2d | "Cm"e>fe "Gm"dec  | "Eb"g3- "F"g2f |\
"Eb"(ef"Bb")d "F"(cd)"Gm"B | "C"(AB)"C7"G "Dm"F2a | "Gm"g/a/bG "F7"A2B | "Bb"B3- B2 :|
W: A1 The men do half a straight hey, the top two men passing Rsh to begin:
W:    then the women do the same, the top two women passing Lsh to begin.
W: A2 Couple 1, at the bottom, back to back, and do a wide cast up to the middle,
W:    middles leading down on the last 4 beats.
W: B1 At the top, M1 & W3 cross Lsh, W1 & M3 cross Rsh.  The same two couples
W:    set R&L to ptn, couple 1 cast back to the middle (middles move straight up) and
W:    both couples face up.
W: B2 At the top, double half figure 8, the top couple (couple 3) begin by casting. All
W:    are now proper.  All two-hand turn ptn.  (progression 231)
W:            series edited and produced by Charles Bolton \251

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/jig/Cupids_Garden_CB-32-2/0000

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