Johnny Cock Thy Beaver 

6/8 (110), (AABB)3, F major 3-cpl longways
Charles and Samuel Thompson, Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Fashionable Country
Dances, Vol. II, 1765.
Bernard J. Bentley, The Fallibroome Collection, vol. V, 1977.
Music:
Playford, The Dancing Master, 1686-1728.


A1 1-8 Ones cast down one place (twos lead up), cross by the right in middle place, and
       cast down to the bottom (threes lead up), and two-hand turn halfway.

A2 1-8 Twos cast down one place (threes lead up), cross by the right in middle place, and
       cast down to the bottom (ones lead up), and two-hand turn halfway.
       End in the order 3, 1, 2.

B1 1-4 Ones (in the middle) look right (man down, woman up) and set to first corners
       (first man to second woman, first woman to third man).
       First corners two-hand turn once around. Face the men's line.
   5-8 Ones quick lead out between the men, change hands, lead back, and
       two-hand turn halfway.

B2 1-4 Ones set to second corners (first man to third woman, first woman to second man).
       Second corners two-hand turn once around. Face the women's line.
   5-8 Ones quick lead out between the women, change hands, lead back, and
       two-hand turn three-quarters.

- Bernard Bentley reversed the order of setting to corners in B1 and B2.
- David Herd gives the following lyrics to this tune (Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, Heroic
Ballads, etc., Vol. II, 1776):

When first my dear Johny came to this town,
He had a blue bonnet, it wanted the crown;
But now he has gotten a hat and a feather,
Hey, my Johny lad, cock up your beaver.

Dances from Barnes Three
Assembled by Robert Messer, June 19, 2018

difficulty: 2
energy level: 3