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It’s possible that someone did just that, as a gesture of appreciation after playing all night at a music session without ever reaching out for an empty glass. This is an old favorite of pipers and flute players. Piper Seamus Ennis played it after stating that the tune’s robust nature means it should never be played in the polite confines of a parlor.
D | DGGG ADGB | DG GB cAFA | DG G/B/G ADFA |
de fd ^cA FA | DG{/c} GG ADGB | DG{/c} GG cAFA | DG{/c} GG ADFA |
de fd cA FA ||{/=f} dggg agg^f | dg g/b/g agfe | df fe fgfe |
de fd ^cA FA | dg g/b/g ag g2 | a3 g effg | afge fd e^c |
d/e/f eg fdAF || GG dG B/A/G dG | GBdB cDAD | G2 dG B/A/G Bc |
de fd ^cAdF | G2 dG B/A/G dG | GB dB{/B} cAGA | Bd BG A/B/A AB |
de fd ^cAGA || Bd BG A/B/A AG | BA Bd ge dc | Bd BG AD F/E/D |
de fd ^cAGA | B/d/B BG A/B/A AG | BA Bd ge dc | Bd BG ADFD |
de fd cAFA || DG G/B/G ADGB | DG{/c} GG cAFA | DG{/c} GG ADFA |
de fd ^cA FA | DG G/B/G ADGB | DG{/c} GG cAFA | DG G/B/G ADFA |
de fd ^cA FA || dggg aggf | dg g/b/g ag fe | df fe f/g/f- fe |
de fd cA FA | dggg ag g/f/g | a3 g effg | af ge fd e^c |
d/e/f eg fdAF || G2 dG{/B} AGdG | G/A/B dB cD AD | G2 dG AG Bc |
defd ^cAdF | G2 dG B/A/G dG | GBdB cAGA | Bd BG AD FD |
de fd ^cA GA || BdBG A/B/A AG | BABd gedc | Bd BG AD F/E/D |
de fd ^cAGA | B/d/B BG A/B/A AG | BA Bd gedc | B/^c/d BG ADED |
de fd ^cAFA | sG8 |