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Fraser says that the Rev. McLeod was minister in Bracadale (Skye) in the 1860's or 1870's. Hunter says that this tune was composed as the Reverend sailed from Bracadale to his new parish in Argyllshire.

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X: 3
P: Sitting in the Stern of a Boat (Mi'm shuidh'an deireadh b\`ata)
C: Rev. William McLeod
B: Fraser p.66 #161; Hunter #13.
N:
N: Fraser says that the Rev. McLeod was minister in Bracadale (Skye) in the 1860's or 1870's.
N: Hunter says that this tune was composed as the Reverend sailed from Bracadale to his new
N: parish in Argyllshire.
R: air
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
 "(D7)"(3D/E/F/ \
| "G"G>A GF "C"E2 "G"DG | "(Em)"B>c {Bc}d>B "D7"{B}A2 "C"GE \
| "G"D>E G>A "Em"B2 g/e/d/c/ | "D7"B>c {B}~A>G "G"G3 :|
y"(G7)"g \
| "C"e>^d ef "G"g3 b | "Am"a>g "B7"ab "Em"{g}e2 dB \
| "G"de/f/ g>a "Em"g>a g/a/g/f/ | "B7"e^d ef "Em"{f}e3 |]
y"(G7)"g \
| "C"e>d "G"Bd g2 Bb | "Em"g>e dB "D7"A2 "C"GE \
| "G"D>E G>A "Em"B2 g/e/d/c/ | "D7"B>c {B}~A>G "G"G3 |]

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