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The Lincolnshire Poacher

English traditional song · 6/8 · C major · Suggested tempo: 3/8 = 88 BPM

A traditional English melody, presented without lyrics.

The source melody is shown with a simple left-hand bass and chord accompaniment created for this site, for piano or chromatic button accordion.

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Suggested tempo: 3/8 = 88 BPM

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Source: The Lincolnshire Poacher; documented in William Chappell, Popular Music of the Olden Time (1859), pp. 732–733. IMSLP 1859 collection

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The traditional melody predates the 1859 source. This is a newly notated short variant; no lyrics or later arrangement are reproduced. Chords and bass are new.