X:91
T: the Comical Fellow
%R: jig
B: Chas & Sam Thompson "Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1776", London 1776, p.46 #1
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-thompsons1776#
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> (added dance description)
N: The 2nd strain has final repeat but no initial repeat; not fixed.
N: There are 2 small smudges after bar 4's end-repeat that may be a repeat ':', possibly pencilled in by someone.
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
F:http://roaringjelly.org/~jc/music/book/DftY/1776/Thompson/461_Comical_Fellow.abc 2024-12-26 071232 UT
K: D
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A |\
d2f e2A | B2d c2F | GFG EAG | FDD D2 :|\
A |\
d2d d2d | =cBA BGB | e2e e2e | dcB cAd |
fef def | gfg efg | agf agf | eee e2a |\
aaa a2a | aaa a2a | afd Bec | ddd d2 :|
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%% 1st Man set and turn the 2d Wo. .| the 1st Wo. set
%% & turn the 2d Man :| lead down the middle up again
%% & cast off 1 Cu. & clap 4 times & turn single .||
%% hands 6 round clap 4 times again and turn your
%% Partner :||
%%endtext