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====== An Old man is a Bed full of bones ======

 Longwayes for as many as will
Tune: Woodicocke?		
[6]<code>
   Lead up all a D. forward and back, set and turn S. _._ 
      That again _:_	 
      First man lead down his Wo. between the rest a D. forward and back, 
      then lead her to the lower end, and turn her and leave her  _._ 
      Bring up the last Wo. in the same manner _:_ 
      Then the last man do the like, and fetch his own
    Sides all, set and turn S. _._ That again _:_	
 This as before, only crossing both hands in the middle _:__:_
Arms all, set and turn S. That again _:_	 
This as before, holding your Wo. by one hand, and let her turn under your arm, and kisse her</code> 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ9XeB2Qkek

Lovelace Manuscript (about 1640) and published in Playford's English Dancing Master of 1651. It was interpreted by George Williams in 2021 using both sources (which are slightly different). It is a proper 3 couple longways dance in three parts, a USA dance (Playford says it is a dance for "as many as will", but dancers would need to sprint for a long set, and the middle dancers would get bored as they do very little).

An Old Man, a Bed Full of Bones\\
The Old Man with a Bed Full of Bones\\
An Old Man is a Bed Full of Bones

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