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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GABBER REEL, n. comb. “Evidently a sprightly air” (Gl. to Child Ballads (1905)).Sh. 1880 King Orfeo in Child Ballads No. 19 viii.:
An dan he played da göd gabber reel, Dat meicht ha made a sick hert hale.