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This is a great old tune for melodeon style box playing. I learned it from a Cape Breton fiddle duet that I found on one of my old cassettes. On the tape, a voice introduces the tune without mentioning the names of the musicians.
D2 B AFD | EDE FDB, | A,B,D EDE | FGF EDB, | D2 B AFD | EDE FDB, | A,B,D EAG | FDD DFE || D2 B AFD | EDE FDB, | A,B,D EDE | FGF EDB, | D2 B AFD | EDE FDB, | A,B,D EAG | FDD D2 a || agf gfe | dcd ecA | agf gfe | def efg | agf gfe | dcd ABA | A,B,D EAG | FDD D2 a || agf gfe | dcd ecA | agf gfe | def efg | agf gfe | dcd ABA | A,B,D EAG | FDD DFE || D2 B AFD | EDE FDB, | A,B,D EDE | FGF EDB, | D2 B AFD | EDE FDB, | A,B,D EAG | FDD DFE || D2 B AFD | EDE FDB, | A,B,D EDE | FGF EDB, | D2 B AFD | EDE FDB, | A,B,D EAG | FDD D2 a || agf gfe | dcd ecA | agf gfe | def efg | agf gfe | dcd ABA | A,B,D EAG | FDD D2 a || agf gfe | dcd ecA | agf gfe | def efg | agf gfe | dcd ABA | A,B,D EAG | FDD D3 |
