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There was a time when a simple bag of potatoes meant modest prosperity to poor Irish families who were at the mercy of a whimsical landlord. It was the difference between life and death. I suggest that the tune title is symbolic of the very sustenance that kept many of us from extinction. This very fine reel and its title remains with us as a long lasting salute to the Irish potato. I learned this from the musicianship of many Co. Offaly players when I was twelve years old.
A2 eA ^cA eA | AB cd eB dB | GG dG B/A/G dG | GB{/d} BB{/c} GBdB |
AA eA ^cA eA | AB cd eg dB | AB cd eB{/d} BB | dB gd Bg dB ||
AAeA ^cAeA | ABcd eBdB |{/c} G2 dG B/A/G dG | GB B/d/B GBdB |
AA eA ^cA eA | AB cd eB dB | ABcd eB Bd | dB gd BA ^ce ||
aa ea ageg | ag bg agef | ge dc B/A/G Bd | gf ga bg eg |
a2 ea ageg | ag bg ageg | d^c de gf ge | dB GA B A2 e ||
a2 ea ageg | ag bg ag ef | ge dc B/A/G Bd | gf ga bg eg |
a2 ea ag eg | ag bg ag eg | d^c de gf ge | dB GA BA GB ||
A3 e AAeA | AB cd eB dB |{/c} GGdG B/A/G dG | GB B/d/B GB dB |
AAeA ^cAeA | AB cd eB dB | ABcd eB{/d} BB | dB gd Bg dB ||
AA eA ^cA eA | AB cd eB dB |{/c} G2 dG B/A/G dG | GB B/d/B{/c} GBdB |
AA eA ^cA eA | AB cd eB dB | AB cd ed ge | dB{/c} GA BA-Ae ||
a2 ea ag e/f/g | ag bg agef | ge dc B/A/G Bd | gf ga bg eg |
a2 ea ageg | ag bg ag eg | d^c de gf ge | dB gd B A2 e ||
a2 d/e/=f ag eg | ag bg ag ef | ge dc B/A/G Bd | gf ga bg eg |
a2 da ag eg | ag bg ag eg | d^c de gf ge | dB GB A4- |
A4 |