Aine your kind comments on my lengthy ballad have inspired me to provide the melody!

Below is an ABC approximation of the melody for my song "1743". Its my first attempt and the rhythm is imperfect (gasp) but it approximates it.

The ABC repeats the tune, but with a different last line the second time. The second-ending line is minor-sounding and it is used in verses 3, 4, and 7,8,9,10,11. (For the other verses the last line is the same as the first, stead of getting better its getting verse. Oh shut up Bill.) Very flaky way to put a song together--I guess I just got tired of that melody line part way through!

Willie-O

C:A:M: X:1 T:1743 (Farquhar Shaw) C:Bill Cameron M:4/4 L:1/4 K:D A, DD2 A2 ^F E D2B,2A,2 B,2 D2D3 ^C D4 A, DD2 A2 ^F E D2B,2A,2 B,2 D2D3 ^C D4 DE^F2 E D ^F2 E2 D^C2 A, B, D2 D2B,A,4 |1 A, D D2 A2 ^F E D2B,2A,2 B,2 D2D3 ^C D4z2:|2 D2 ^C2 B,4 D2 E2 ^F4 E2 D2 E4 D4 ||