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I learned this from an old cassette that was mailed to me by a friend in Boston. The tune has melodic connections in the U.S. and Ireland, but when one listens to it, one gets the feeling that it might perhaps be of Scottish origin.
d2 B | ABA DFG | Ade f2 d | gge fed | eed BdB | ABA DFG | Ade f2 d | aaf efe | d2- d dcB || ABA DFG | Ade f2 d | gge fed | eed BdB | ABA DFG | Ade f2 d | a2 f efe | d2- d def || g2 a bag | f2 g a2 f | gfg fed | eed B2 A | g2 a bag | fef a2 f | ede f2 e | ded def || g2 a bag | fef a2 f | gfg fed | eed BdB | ABA DFG | Ade f2 d | a2 f efe | d2- d dcB || ABA DFG | Ade f2 d | gge fed | eed BdB | ABA DFG | Ade f2 g | a2 f efe | d2- d dcB || ABA DFG | Ade f2 d | gge fed | eed BdB | ABA DFG | Ade f2 d | a2 f efe | d2- d def || g2 a bag | fef a2 f | gfg fed | eed B2 A | g2 a bag | fef a2 f | ede f2 e | ded def || g2 a bag | fef a2 f | gfg fed | eed BdB | ABA DFG | Ade f2 d | a2 f efe | d3 d3- |
