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This is a great old hop jig from the playing of Paddy Moloney of Dublin, who is the leader of the Irish band The Chieftains. I learned the tune way back in the 1960s when listening to Moloney playing on the radio.
d2 B | A2 F F2 A d2 A | Bcd edc d2 B | A2 F F2 A d2 A |
Bcd edc d2 B | A2 F F2 A d2 A | Bcd edc d2 B | A2 F F2 A d2 A |
Bcd edc d2 e || f2 d d2 e f2 d | e2 c c2 d e2 c | d2 B B2 d c2 d |
c2 A A2 d e2 d | f2 d d2 e f2 d | e2 c c2 d e2 c | d2 A Bcd edc |
[M:6/8] d3 d2 e ||[M:9/8] f2 d d2 e f2 d | e2 c c2 d e2 c | d2 B B3 c2 d |
c2 A A2 d e2 d | f2 d d2 e f2 d | e2 c c2 d edc |[M:12/8] d2 A Bcd edc d2 B ||
[M:9/8] A2 F F2 A d2 A | Bcd edc d2 B | A2 F F2 A d2 A | Bcd edc d2 B |
A2 F F2 A d2 A | Bcd edc d2 B | A2 F F2 A d2 A | Bcd edc d2 e ||
f2 d d2 e f2 d | e2 c c2 d e2 c | d2 B B3 c2 d | c2 A A2 d efd |
f2 d d2 e f2 d | e2 c c2 d edc | d2 A Bcd edc |[M:6/8] d3- d2 e ||
[M:9/8] f2 d d2 e f2 d | e2 c c2 d e2 c | d2 B B3 c2 d | c2 A A2 d{/e} f2 d |
f2 d d2 e f2 d | e2 c c2 d edc | d2 A Bcd edc | d3- d3- d3 |