The Milkmaid's Bob
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Milkmaid's Bob", also known as "The Milke-Mayd's Bobb" is an English jig<br> in G Major. The parts are played AABB.<br> The melody and country dance steps appear in John Playford's first edition of<br> The English Dancing Master (1651) and was retained in the series through the<br> 10th edition of 1698.<br> English collector Cecil Sharp substituted this tune for the Playford dance<br> "Oaken Leaves"<br> and occasionally the tunes and the dance steps are interchanged.<br> It was printed in Barlow'sThe Complete Country Dance Tunes from Playford's<br> Dancing Master (1985) and<br> Raven's English Country Dance Tunes (1984).<br> It was recorded by The York Waits on The Punk's Delight (1992). <br>
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