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This is an early 1950s composition with its first part composed by Joe Cooley. Sonny Brogan is said to have rescued the situation by adding a second part to it. Cooley was excited about the outcome of the tune, to the point of playing it more than once on a given occasion.
G6 F2 | EB BA BB EB | BBAB dBAG | FD AD BD AD |
EDFA dAGF | EB BA BB EB | BE Bc de fg | af ge dB Ad |
DE FD E E2 F || EB BA BB EB | BEBc dB AG | F/E/D AD BD AD |
ED FA dA GF | EB{/d} BA BBEB | BE Bc de fg | af ge dB Ad |
DE FD E E2 f || eB{/d} BB eBgB | eB{/d} BB gedB | A2 FA dA{/G} FA |
AAFA defd | eB{/d} BB eBgB | eB{/d} BB defg | af ge dB Ad |
DE FD E3 f || eB{/d} BB eBgB | eB{/d} BB gedB | A2 FA DA FA |
A2 FA de fd | eB{/d} BB eBgB | eB{/d} BB defg | af ge dB Ad |
DE FD E E2 F || EBBA BBEB | BE Bc dB AG | FD AD BD AD |
ED FA dA GF | EB BA BBEB | BE Bc de fg | af ge dB Ad |
DE FD E E2 F || EB BA BBEB | BE Bc dBAG | FD AD BD AD |
ED FA dA GF | EB BA BB EB | BEBc defg | af ge dBAd |
DE FD E E2 f || eB{/d} BB eBgB | eB{/d} BB gedB | A3 A dAFA |
AAFA defd | eB{/d} BB eBgB | eB{/d} BB defg | afge dBAd |
DE FD E E2 f || eB{/d} BB eBgB | eB{/d} BB gedB | A2 FA DA GA |
AA GA defd | eB{/d} BB eBgB | eB{/d} BB defg | af ge dB Ad |
DE FD (E4 | E8) |
