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I learned this tune from Martin Wynne, who told me it was one of Martin Mulhaire’s. The last time I met Martin Mulhaire was in Snug Harbor on Staten Island. After exchanging a few pleasantries, I lilted a bit of this reel for him. Then I said, “Who composed this, was it you?” “Yes!” was his reply.
dBA | GB{/d} BB AGEG | DE Ge dB AB | GD{/=F} DD B,DGA |
Bd Ad BG GA | B/A/G dG gd BG | c2 BG AGEA | GE DG G,B, Dc |
dB AB G/c/ G2 D || GB{/d} BB AGEG | DE Ge dB AB | GD{/=F} DD B,DGA |
Bd Ad BG GA | B/A/G dG gd Bd | c/e/c BG AG EA | GE Dc G,B, Dc |
dB AB GG ge || dB{/d} B2 GBdB | dc BG AG FA | DE FG AB cA |
de dB cD AD | GG B/A/G DG B,G | GB dB cBAG | Bd gd BG DG |
ce dc Bd Ag/e/ || dB{/d} BB GB{/d} BB | dcBG AGFA | DE FG AB cA |
de dB cD AD | GG B/A/G DG B,G | GB dB cB AG | Bd gd BG DG |
{/B} cedc BdAB || GB{/d} BB AGEG | DE Ge dB AB | GD{/=F} DD B,DGA |
Bd Ad BG GA | B/A/G dG gd Bd | c/e/c BG AG EA | GE DG G,B, Dc |
dB AB G3 D || GB{/d} BB AGEG | DE Ge dB AB | GD{/=F} DD B,DGA |
Bd Ad BG GA | B/A/G dG gd Bd | c/e/c BG AG EA | GE DG G,B, Dc/e/ |
dB AB G2 ge || dB{/d} BB GB{/d} BB | dc BA AG FA | DE FG AB cA |
de dB cD AD | GG B/A/G DG B,G | GB dB cBAG | Bd gd BG DG |
ce dc Bd Ag/e/ || dB{/d} BB GB{/d} BB | dcBA AGFA | DE FG AB cA |
de dB cD AD | GG B/A/G DG B,G | GB dB cB AG | Bd gd BG DG |
ce dc Bd AB | sG8 |