Bonny Green Garters

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Notes

As used for recessional

Source

Bacon (MDT)

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X:5
T:Bonny Green Garters
S:Bacon (MDT)
N:As used for recessional
A:Bampton
O:English
R:Jig
P:A4(BC)5
M:6/8
K:D
P:A
A |: d>cd A>FA | B>AB ABc | d>cd efg | [1 faf edc :| [2 f3 d2 |]
K:G
P:B
d |: d>cB AGF | G>AB cde | d2d  dcB | [1 B3 A2 d :| [2 A3 G2 |]
P:C
d |: d>cB AGF | G3 A2 d  | d>cB AGF | G3 A2 d |
     d>cB AGF | G>AB cde | d2d  dcB | A3 G2 |]
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W: Men:
W: Oh, here's to the lassies, we love them so well,
W: Though some are regular tartars.
W: Here's to their stockings and here's to their shoes,
W: And here's to their bonny green garters.
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W: Women:
W: Oh, here's to the laddies, we love them so well,
W: though some are very slow starters.
W: Off with their baldricks and off with their bells,
W: And to hell with their bonny green garters.
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W: Hounds:
W: Oh, here's to the lizards, we love them so well,
W: Though some are really iguanas.
W: Here's snakes and the toads and frogs,
W: And here's to the bonny green garters.
I:speed 600

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