Tim Maloney’ is the Irish reels’ personification of ‘Matt the Thrasher’ because the tune has been taken for granted just as Matt was. Matt the Thrasher, a character from the novel Knocknagow by Charles Kickham, was a humble laborer who didn’t know his own strength. This reel has been a favorite in Ireland among button accordion players of the 1950s and 1960s.

 C | DG{/c} GG Bd d2 | de dB ge dB | G2 B/A/G dG B/A/G |
 cABG AGEG | DG{/c} GG BddB | de dB dgfg | eg ed Bd ef |
 ge dB AG EG || DG{/c} GG BddB | de dB ge dB |{/c} G2 B/A/G dG B/A/G |
 cABG AGEG | DG{/c} GG Bd dB | dedB dgfg | eg ed Bd ef |
 ge dB AG EG || dg g/b/g bgag | ed BA Bdef | gg bg ae ge |
 d2 BG AG EG | dg g/b/g bg ag | ed BA Bg fg | eg ed Bd ef |
 ge dB AGEG || dg g/b/g bg ag | ed BA Bdef | ggbg aege |
 d2 BG AG EG | dg g/b/g bg ag | ed BA Bg fg | eg ed Bd ef |
 ge dB AGEG || DG G/B/G Bd-dB | de dB ge dB |{/c} G2 B/A/G dG B/A/G |
 cA BG AGEG | DG{/c} GG BddB | de dB dg fg | eg ed Bd ef |
 gedB AGEG || DG G/B/G Bd-dB | de dB ge dB | GA B/A/G dG B/A/G |
 cA BG AGEG |{/A} DG G/B/G BddB | de dB dgfg | eg ed Bd ef |
 ge dB AG EG || dg g/b/g bgag | ed BA Bd ef | gg bg ae ge |
 d2 BG AG EG | dg g/b/g bgag | ed BA Bg fg | e/g/e ed Bdef |
 ge dB AG EG || dg g/b/g bgag | ed BA Bd ef | gg bg aege |
 d2 BG AG EG | dg g/b/g bgag | ed BA Bg fg | eg ed Bdef |
 ge dB AGEG | sG8 |