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This is another very old reel which has been played by musicians both in Ireland and the United States for more than one hundred and thirty years. A homesick ladies’ man may have come up with the name when tiring of playing his fiddle for too many male companions. Tunes are often named in response to pleasant memories or the whims of daydreams.
D6- | DG{/c} GG A2 de | fd{/g} de fdAF | GGFG Adde |
fd cA GB AF | DG G/B/G A2 de | fd de fd AF | GG FG Adde |
fd cA BGGd || ggge fdde | fg ag fd d/e/d | gg ge fd de |
fdcA BGGd | ggge fdde | fg ag fd d/e/d | de fg a3 g |
fd cA GB AF || DG G/B/G A2 de | fd de fd AF | GGFG Adde |
fd cA GBAF | EG{/c} GG A2 de | fd de fd AF | G2 FG AB de |
fdcA BGGd || gg ge fd d/e/d | fd ad gd ef | ggge fdde |
fd cA B/A/G Gd | gg ge fdde | fg ag fd d/e/d | de fg aa-ag |
fd cA GB AF || DG G/B/G A2 de | fdde fdAF | GG FG AB de |
fd cA GB AF | DG G/B/G A2 de | fdde fdAF | G2 FG AB de |
fd cA BGGd || gg ge fdde | fg ag fd d/e/d | g g2 e fdde |
fd eA BGGd | ggge fdde | fg ag fd d/e/d | de fg a a2 g |
fd cA G4- | G4 |