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 ====== An Old man is a Bed full of bones ====== ====== An Old man is a Bed full of bones ======
  
- Longwayes for as many as will  + Longwayes for as many as will 
-[6] +Tune: Woodicocke?​  
-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 _:__:_ +[6]<​code>​ 
-Sides all, set and turn S. _._ That again _:_  This as before, only crossing both hands in the middle _:__:_ +   ​Lead up all a D. forward and back, set and turn S. _._  
-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 _:__:_+      ​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
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 +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).
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 +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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