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Paddy composed this several years ago. I learned it from a recording of box player Joe Burke, who played it in the warm key of F. I play it here in the key of G.
d3 c | BG GA Bd cA | BG Bd cA =FA | BG GA Bc de |
fg af gf dc | BGGA BdcA | BG Bd cA =FA | BG GA Bc de |
fg af g3 a || bg af dg ge | fd cA Bd AG | bg af gf dc |
dg fa gfga | bg af dgge | fd cA D=F Ac | B/A/G GA Bcde |
fgaf gfdA || BG GA Bd cA | B/A/G dG cA =FA | BG GA Bc de |
fdaf gfdc | BGGA BdcA | B/A/G Bd cA dc | BG GA Bc de |
fd af g2 dg || bg af dg ge | fd cA Bd AG | bg af gf dc |
dg fa gf ga | bg af dg ge | fd cA =FA Bc | BGGA Bcde |
fg af gfdA || BG{/c} GG BdcA | BG Bd cA =FA | BG{/c} GG Bcde |
fd af gf dc | BGGA BdcA | B/A/G dB cA =FA | BG GA Bc de |
fg af g3 a || bgaf dgge | fdcA BdAG | bgaf gfdc |
dgfa gfga | bg af dgge | fdcA =FAdc | B/A/G GA Bcde |
fdef gfdc || BG{/c} GG BdcA | BGdB cA=FA | BG{/c} GA Bcde |
fg af gfdA | BG{/c} GG BdcA | BG Bd cA dc | B/A/G GA Bc de |
fg af gg dg || bg af dg ge | fd cA BdAG | bgaf gfdc |
dg fa gf ga | bg af dg ge | fd cA D=F Ac | BG GA Bc de |
fg af g4 |