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Tom ‘Billy’ Murphy was a blind fiddler from Co. Kerry. His many great tunes include this one, which he gave to his many pupils. He was a very colorful character who sometimes traveled on the back of a black donkey named ‘Nick.’ Nick is another name for the devil, which Tom thought to be a suitable name for his donkey.
A2 G | EFD G2 E | A2 D FED | F2 D G2 A |
FED E/G/EE | FEF GFG | AGA cde | dcA GEA |
DED DAG || F/G/FD G2 E | ADD FED | F2 D G2 A |
FED E/G/EE | FEF GFG | AGA cde | dcA GEA |
DGD DFG || AB=c AGF | G2 G GFG | A2 B cAG |
AGA d2 e | fed cAG | F/G/FF GED | dcA GEA |
DGD DFG || AB=c AGF | G2 G GFG | A2 B cAG |
AGA d2 e | fed cAG | FAF GED | dcA GEA |
DGD DAG || F/G/FD G2 E | A2 D FED | F2 D G2 A |
FED E/F/EE | FEF GFG | AGA cde | dcA GEA |
DGD DAG || EFD G2 E | ADD FED | F2 D G2 A |
FED E/G/EE | FEF GFG | AGA cde | dcA GEA |
DGD DFG || AB=c AGF | G2 G GFG | A2 B cAG |
AGA d2 e | fed cAG | FFF GED | dcA GEA |
DED DFG || AB=c AGF | G2 G GFG | A2 B cAG |
AGA d2 e | fed cAG | F/G/FF GED | dcA GEA |
DED{/E} D3 |
