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I first heard this reel played by accordion player Billy McComiskey while we were comparing and sharing music one night in Washington, D.C. It’s a tune whose composer may have played a 10-key melodeon because it has no sharps or flats. The tune is also a member of the O’Neill collection.
c3 d{/e} cAGc | Adde dcAB | c/e/c cd eAGE | FD EG FG AB |
c/e/c cd cAGc | Adde deAB | c2 ed cA GE | FA GF ED D2 ||
eg ge c3 d | ea ab aged | ec{/e} cc dd ed | cA GA c3 d |
eg ge c/e/c- cd | ea ab aged | eege dded | eA GA ce dB ||
c/e/c cd cA Gc | Ad de dc AB | c/e/c cd cA GE | FD{/F} DD FGAB |
c/e/c cd cAGc | Ad de dc AB | c2 ed cAGE | FA GF ED D2 ||
eg ge c/e/ c2 d | eaab aged | ec{/e} cc dded | eA GA c3 d |
eg ge c/e/c cd | ea ab aged | ee ge dd ed | cA GA ce dB ||
c/e/c- cd eAGc | Ad de dcAB | c/e/c cd cA GE | FD{/F} DD FGAB |
c/e/c- cd cAGc | Ad de dc AB | c2 ed eA GE | FA GF ED D2 ||
egge c/e/c cd | ea ab ag ed | ec{/e} cc dded | cA GA c3 d |
eg ge c/e/c cd | ea ab aged | ee ge dded | cA GA c4- |
c4 |
