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I suspect that this title came from some Irish immigrant who may have been impressed with a friend’s Western headgear. This jig was played widely among contemporaries of Captain Francis O’Neill, who included it as a part of his collection.
d2 c | B/c/B/A/B GFG | ADE EFG | AGA fed | ^cAG FGA | BAB GFG | ADE EFG | AGA fed | ^cAF G2 A || BAB GFG | ADE F2 G | AGA fed | ^cAG FGA | BAB GFG | ADE EFG | AGA fed | ^cAF GBd || gfg afd | gfg a2 f | gfg b2 g | a2 g fga | gfe fed | fed ^cde | fef ded | ^cAF GBd || gfg afd | gfg a2 f | gfg b2 g | a2 g fga | gfe fed | fed ^cde | fef ded | ^cAF G2 A || BAB GFG | ADE EFG | AGA fed | ^cAG FGA | BAB GFG | ADE EFG | AGA fed | ^cAF G2 A || BAB GFG | ADE F2 G | AGA fed | ^cAG FGA | BAB GFG | ADE F2 G | AGA fed | ^cAF GBd || gfg afd | gfg a2 f | gfg b2 g | a2 g fga | gfe fed | fed ^cde | fef ded | ^cAF GBd || gfg afd | gfg a2 f | gfg b2 g | a2 g fga | gfe fed | fed ^cde | fef ded | ^cAF G3 |
