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It’s easy to imagine a 1920s dandy dancing to the rhythm of this jig, which is another composition from the late Tipperary box player Paddy O’Brien. It’s also an example of Paddy’s in-depth understanding of the various jig structures within the Irish tradition of composition.
D2 z2 D | GAG EDE G2 B dBd | eAA BAG E2 A AGE | GAG EDE G2 B dBd | edB AGE G3 G2 D || GAG EDE G2 B dBd | eAA BAG E2 A AGE | GAG EDE G2 B dBd | edB AGE G3 G2 B || d2 g gfg ege dBd | e2 A ABd gfg edB | d2 g gfg age dBd | edB AGE G3 G2 B || d2 g gfg ege dBd | e2 A ABd gfg edB | d2 g gfg age dBd | edB AGE G3 G2 D || G2 G EDE G2 B dBd | eAA BAG E2 A AGE | G2 G EDE G2 B dBd | edB AGE G3 G2 D || GAG EDE G2 B dBd | eAA BAG E2 A AGE | GAG EDE G2 B dBd | edB AGE G3 G2 B || d2 g gfg ege dBd | e2 A ABd gfg edB | d2 g gfg age dBd | edB AGE G3 G2 B || d2 g gfg ege dBd | e2 A ABd gfg edB | d2 g gfg age dBd | edB AGE G3 G3 |