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Dominic McCarthy came to our home from time to time during the 1960s. I learned this one from his playing of it on my single-row accordion. Dominic was from Clara in Co. Offaly and drove his lorry hauling briquettes from Mountlucas Briquette Factory, and delivering his load to different towns in the midlands. This sort of travel allowed him to find the whereabouts of a variety of accordions that he bought and sold.
f2 e | d2 A dfe ded A2 B | =cdc cGE c3 Gfe | d2 A dfe ded A2 G |
FDF E=CE D3 Dfe || d2 A dfe ded A2 B | =cdc cGE ccc Gfe | d2 A dfe ded A2 G |
FDF E=CE D3 DFG || ABA FDF A2 B =c2 A | GAG E=CE G2 G BAG | ABA FDF A2 A a2 g |
fdf ece d3 dFG || ABA FDF A2 B =c2 A | GAG E=CE G2 G BAG | ABA FDF A2 A a2 g |
fdf ece d3 dfe || d2 A dfe ded A2 B | =cdc cGE c3 Gfe | d2 A dfe ded A2 G |
FDF E=CE D3 Dfe || d2 A dfe ded A2 B | =cdc cGE Gc-c Gfe | d2 A dfe ded A2 G |
FDF E=CE D3 DFG || ABA FDF A2 B{/B} =c2 A | GAG E=CE G2 G BAG | ABA FDF A2 A a2 g |
fdf ece d3 dFG || ABA FDF A2 B{/B} =c2 A | GAG E=CE G2 G BAG | ABA FDF A2 A a2 g |
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