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This is a jig played on the concertina by Charlie. It’s a very old jig, and probably has another title. I’ve also heard it played on early 78 rpm recordings.
=F A2 D | GFG BBG | A/B/cA B2 D | GFG BAG | EFG AFD | GFG BBG | A/B/cA Bdg | fed ^cAF | G3 G2 D || GFG BBG | A/B/cA B2 D | GFG BAG | EFG AFD | GFG BBG | A/B/cA Bdg | fed ^cAF | G3 G2 c || BAG AFD | D/E/DD AFD | D/E/DD AFD | EFG ABc | BAG AFD | D/E/DD AFD | ded cAF | G3 G2 c || BAG AFD | D/E/DD AFD | DDD AFD | EFG ABc | BAG AFD | D/E/DD AFD | ded cAF | G3 G2 D || GBd gba | gdB ecA | dBG cAG | EFG ADD | GBd gba | gdB ecA | fed ^cAF | G3 G2 D || GBd gba | gdB ecA | dBG cAG | EFG AFD | GBd gba | gdB ecA | fed ^cAF | G3 G2 c || BAG Afd | Bfd Afd | Bfd AFD | EFG ABc | BAG AFD | D/E/DD AFD | ded cAF | G3 G2 D || GFG BBG | A/B/cA B2 D | GFG BAG | EFG ADD | GFG BBG | A/B/cA Bdg | fed ^cAF | G3 G2 D || GFG BBG | A/B/cA B2 D | GFG BAG | EFG ADD | GFG BBG | A/B/cA Bdg | fed ^cAF | G3 G2 c || BAG AFD | D/E/DD AFD | D/E/DD AFD | EFG ABc | BAG AFD | D/E/DD AFD | ded cAF | G3 G2 c || BAG AFD | D/E/DD AFD | DDD AFD | EFG ABc | BAG AFD | D/E/DD AFD | Bed cAF | G3 G2 d || GBd gba | gdB ecB | dBG cAG | EFG ADD | GBd gba | gdB ecA | fed ^cAF | G3 G2 D || GBd gba | gdB ecA | dBG cAG | EFG ADD | GBd gba | gdB ecA | fed ^cAF | G3 G2 c || BAG Af/e/d | Bfd Afd | Bed AFD | EFG ABc | BAG AFD | D/E/DD AFD | ded cAF | G3 G2 c || BAG Afd | Bfd Afd | Bfd AFD | EFG ABc | BAG AFD | D/E/DD AFD | ded cAF | G3- G3 |