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Johnny Leary, as he was also known to us, was one of the most good-natured men I ever met. He would play this polka along with many other polkas and slides and laugh at the good of it all in between.
B>A | GE GA | Bd de/f/ | gB B/A/G/A/ | BA AB/A/ | GE G>A | Bd de/f/ | gB AB/A/ | G2 GB/A/ || GE G>A | Bd de/f/ | gB B/A/G/A/ | BA AB/A/ | GE G>A | Bd de/f/ | gB A>A | G2 G>A || Bd g>f | fe e/f/g/e/ | dB B/A/G/A/ | BA A>c | Bd g>f | fe e/f/g/e/ | dB AB/A/ | G2 GA || Bd g>f | fe e/f/g/e/ | dB B/A/G/A/ | BA Ac | Bd g>f | fe e/f/g/e/ | dB AB/A/ | G2 Bd || gf/g/ ag/a/ | b2 ba | gf/g/ ag/a/ | b>b ba | ge e/f/g/e/ | dB g>e | dB AB/A/ | G2 Bd || gf/g/ ag/a/ | b2 ba | gf/g/ ag/a/ | b>b ba | ge e/f/g/e/ | dB g>e | dB AB/A/ | G2 BA || GE GA | Bd de/f/ | gB B/A/G/A/ | BA A>B | GE G>A | Bd de/f/ | gB AB/A/ | G2 B>A || GE GA | Bd de/f/ | gB B/A/G/A/ | BA AB/A/ | GE G>A | Bd de/f/ | gB AB/A/ | G2 G>A || Bd g>f | fe e/f/g/e/ | dB B/A/G/A/ | BA Ac | Bd g>f | fe e/f/g/e/ | dB AB/A/ | G2 G>A || Bd g>f | fe e/f/g/e/ | dB B/A/G/A/ | BA A>c | Bd g>f | fe e/f/g/e/ | dB AB/A/ | G2 Bd || gf/g/ ag | b2 ba | gf/g/ ag/a/ | b>b ba | ge e/f/g/e/ | dB g>e | dB AB/A/ | G2 Bd || gf/g/ ag/a/ | b>b ba | g2 ag/a/ | b>b ba | ge e/f/g/e/ | dB ge | dB AB/A/ | G2 G2 |
