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Source

O'Farrell's Pocket Companion 1804-1810

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Air One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement major G 3/4 Has source text No chords explore more...

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X: 42
T:All I Want is a Decent Boy
M:3/4
L:1/8
S:O'Farrell's Pocket Companion 1804-1810
R:Air
K:G
"Andantino"D>E|G>A G>A Bd|e>f e>d B>e|dB/2A/2 G>A BA|AG E2 D>E|
G>A G>A B>d|e>f ed B>e|dB/2A/2 G>A BA|AG G2 z A|BB g2 B2|gfed B2|
dB/2A/2 G>A BA|AG E2 D>E|G>A GA Bd|e3/2f/2e/2d/2 B3 e|
dB/2A/2 GA BA|AG G2||
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% The name of a ballad sung to this air has been substituted for
%  "The Young Man's Dream" an obviously wrong title - as printed
% in O'Farrell's work.

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