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This is one of fiddler Tommy Peoples’ compositions. I learned it after Tommy put it on a tape for me. This tape also has many more tunes from Tommy, but for extra value, the tape continued with Tommy roaring with laughter after I told him a story about a lame donkey whose owner brought him to a local church. The owner emptied all the holy water fonts of holy water and poured it all into a bucket. The story continued with the donkey drinking the holy water and being ready and able to work the following day.
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