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Piano player Eleanor Kane Neary composed this one, which came to me on a recording of Bronx fiddler Daniel Michael Collins. Eleanor (nee Kane) Neary (1915-1993) was born and raised in Chicago. She is often spoken of as a woman who helped keep alive Chicago’s reputation as a huge melting pot for Irish traditional music.
G3 F | DG GF G2 (3ABc | dc de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
DG GA F2 GF | DG GF G2 (3ABc | dc de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
(3GcG GF G2 Ac || dG{/c} GF G2 Ac | dc de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
DG GA (3FAF GF | DG GF G2 Ac | dc de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
(3GcG GF G2 (3ABc || dg ga _b2 ag | gf de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
(3GcG GA FG (3ABc | dgga _b2 ag | gf de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
(3GcG GF G2 (3ABc || dg ga _b2 ag | gf de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
DG GA F2 DC | DG GF G2 (3ABc | dc de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA ||
DG GF G3 c || dG{/c} GF G2 (3ABc | dc de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
DG GA F2 GF | DG GF G2 (3ABc | dc de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
(3GcG GF G3 F || DG GF G2 (3ABc | dc de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
DG GA (3FAF DC | DG GF G2 (3ABc | dc de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
(3GcG GF G2 (3ABc || dgga _b2 ag | gf de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
DG GA FG (3ABc | dg ga _b2 ag | gf de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
DG GF G2 (3ABc || dg ga _b2 ag | gf de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
DG GA (3FAF DC | DG GF{/c} G2 (3ABc | dc de f2 ga | gf dc Ad cA |
(3GcG GF G4 |