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Sean composed this in 1956 and introduced it when playing in the senior fiddle competition at the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Ennis, Co. Clare. The tune was a big hit, especially among musicians from east Clare, north Tipperary and east Co. Galway.
c2 B | AGE EDE | GAB cBA | GDB, G,B,D |
GAB cBc | AGE EDE | GAB c2 d | eag edB |
cAA AcB || AGE EDE | GAB cBA | GDB, G,B,D |
GAB cBc | AGE{/G}EDE | GAB c2 d | eag edB |
cAA A2 E ||[K:D] Ace aaa | bag edB | GBd gfg |
age dBG | Ace a2 a | bag edB | GBd gfg |
edB A2 E || Ace aaa | bag edB | GBd gfg |
age dBG | Ace aaa | bag edB | GBd gfg |
edB A=cB ||[K:C] AGE EDE | GAB cBA | GDB, G,B,D |
GAB c2 B | AGE EDE | GAB c2 d | eag edB |
cAA A2 A || AGE EDE | GAB cBA | GDB, G,B,D |
GAB cBc | AGE EDE | GAB c2 d | eag edB |
cAA A2 E ||[K:D] Ace aaa | bag edB | GBd gfg |
age dBG | Ace a2 a | bag edB | GBd gfg |
edB A2 E || Ace aaa | bag edB | GBd gfg |
age dBG | Ace aaa | bag edB | GBd gfg |
edB A3 |