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Very well known and never been neglected is the story of this tune. Just about everyone with an instrument has played this. Its popularity and name recognition is an unspoken truth. It was first collected by Francis O’Neill and included in his book of 1850 Irish dance melodies.
d2 B | AFD DED | A,DF AGF | GED =C2 G |
G,=CC EFG | AFD DED | A,DF AGF | GED =CEG |
AFD DdB || AFD DED | A,DF AGF | GED =C2 G |
G,=CC EFG | AFD DED | A,DF AGF | GED =CEG |
AFD DFA || d2 d dAF | DFA ded | =cAB cGE |
=CEG cde | ded dAF | DFA dBd | =cAG EFG |
AFD D2 d || ded dAF | DFA dBd | =cAB cGE |
=CEG cBe | d2 d dAF | DFA dBd | =cAG EFG |
AFD DdB || AFD DED | A,DF AGF | GED =C2 G |
G,=CC EFG | AFD DED | A,DF AGF | GED =CEG |
AFD D2 d || AFD DED | A,DF AGF | GED =C2 G |
G,=CC EFG | AFD DED | A,DF AGF | GED =CEG |
AFD D2 A || ded dAF | DFA ded | =cAB cGE |
=CEG cde | ded dAF | DFA dBd | =cAG EFG |
AFD D2 A || ded dAF | DFA dBd | =cAB cGE |
=CEG cde | ded dAF | DFA dBd | =cAG EFG |
AFD{/=F} D3- |