Boateman

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

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/Playford/Boateman_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/England/Playford/Boateman_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/rgoldman.org/Boateman/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/Playford/Playford_pryanksters/0012