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Tommy composed this in 1962 and played it in the senior accordion competition at the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Clones, Co. Monaghan in 1964. It was there that Tommy won the competition and hisjig became very popular among B/C box players.
B A2 | DAD AFA | GFG ABd | DAD AFA | =cBc E=CE | D/=F/DD A^FA | GFG ABc | d2 e fdc | dec dcA || DAD AFA | GFG ABd | DAD AFA | =cBc E=CE | D2 D AFA | GFG ABc | d2 e fdc | dec dcA || d2 a gfe | fdB BAB | d2 a gfe | fdB ABc | d2 a gfe | fdA GFG | E/G/EE gfg | edB ABc || d2 a gfe | fdB BAB | d2 a gfe | fdB ABc | dcd faf | gec dcA | dfa geg | fdB ABd || DED AFA | GFG ABd | DAD AFA | =cBc E=CE | DDD AFA | GFG ABc | d2 e fdc | dec dcA || DAD AFA | GFG ABd | DAD AFA | =cBc E=CE | DDD AFA | GFG ABc | d2 e fdc | dec dcA || d2 a gfe | fdB BAB | d2 a gfe | fdB ABc | d2 a gfe | fdA GFG | EEE gfg | edB ABc || d2 a gfe | fdB BAB | d2 a gfe | fdB ABc | dcd faf | gec dcA | dfa geg | fdB ABd | (D3 D3) |