Thanks for the ideas. Having played for years with 8/16/32 bar phrasing I am surprised at how comfortable 3/6/12 bar phrasing is.
Here's my adaptation of Black Joak (apologies to morris musos)
X:1
T: Black Joak
C: A tune derived from an old bawdy song (c1730) and often used for morris dancing. Adapted for Silly Old Man and its 6-bar phrases.
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K:Gmaj
"G"D2G GFG |"D"ABA A2G |"C"G2F "D"D3| AcB AGF|"G"GAB "C"E2E |"D"DEF "G"G3 :|
"D"d2c "G"BAG | Bcd "C"e2e |"G"d3 "D"D3 |"D"AcB AGF|"G"GAB "C"E2E |"D"DEF "G"G3|
"G"GDG Bcd |"C"e2e "D"d3 |"C"c2c"D"A2G | AcB AGF|"G"GAB "C"E2E |"D"DEF "G"G3|]
I also on a whim tried Take Her Over the Border in a minor key.
X:2
T:Take Her Over the Border
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:Emin
c|"Em"B2G GEG|"Em"B2G GEG |"B7"B2G "Em"E2c |"Em"B2G GEG|"B7"A2F "Em"BcB|"D"AFD "Em"E2:|
|:c|"Em"BGG eGG|BGG eGG|"Bm"dcB B2c|"Em"BGG eGG|"B7"A2F "Em"BcB|"D"AFD "Em"E2:|