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Johnny MacNamara of Drimnagh, Dublin introduced me to this old west Cork polka in 1969. He played it on his B/C accordion at a session in the Church Street Club while everyone else looked on. He, at the time, was the only musician in Dublin who had this tune.
B>A | GB B/d/B/A/ | GB BA | GB eB |
d2 dA/G/ | FA A/B/A/G/ | FG A>g | fe de |
B2 B>A || GB B/d/B/A/ | GB B>A | GB eB |
d2 dA/G/ | FA A/B/A/G/ | FG A>g | fd ef |
g2 de/f/ || gd BA/G/ | FG A>g | fe de |
B2 de/f/ | gd BA/G/ | FG A>B | cd BA |
G2 G>g || gd BA/G/ | FG A>g | fe de |
B2 de/f/ | gd BG | FG A>g | fd ef |
g2 B>A || GB B/d/B/A/ | GB BA | GB eB |
d2 dA/G/ | FA A/B/A/G/ | FG A>g | fe de |
B2 B>A || GB B/d/B/A/ | GB B>A | GB eB |
d2 dA/G/ | FA A/B/A/G/ | FG A>g | fd ef |
g2 de/f/ || gd BA/G/ | FG A>g | fe de |
{/d} B2 B2 | gd BA/G/ | FG A>g | fd ef |
g2 de/f/ || gd BA/G/ | FG A>g | fe de |
B2 de/f/ | gd BA/G/ | FG A>B | cd BA |
G2 G2 |