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This tune may have been popular when played in drawing rooms or concert halIs. Its original habitat was surely the crossroads or house dances. It’s a very old Co. Clare concertina tune that I learned from the late John Kelly, who played it on both concertina and fiddle.
d3 B | A2 GB AE{/G} EE | GA BG AE AB | dB Ad B/A/G GB |
dgeB dBAc | BA GB AG EF | GA BG AB cd | ea af ge dB |
GB dB BA- Ac || BA GB AE/G/ EE | GA BG AE AB | dBAG EGBc |
dg eB dB Ac | BA GB AG EF | GA BG A2 B/^c/d | ea af ge dB |
GB dB B A2 a || eaaa eaag | ed ef ge dB | dg g/b/g a a2 g |
bgag ge df | ea aa ea ag | ed ef ge de | gd eg dg eg |
dB{/c} GA BAAa || ea{/b} aa ea ag | edef gedB | dg g/a/g aa-ag |
bg af ge df | eaaa eaag | ed ef ge de | gd eg dg eg |
dB GA BA dB || A3 B AE{/G} EE | GA BG AE AB | dB AG EG Bc |
dg eB dB Ac | BA GB AG EF | GA B/A/G A2 B/^c/d | ea af ge dB |
GB dB B A2 c || BA GB AE/G/ EE | GA BG A3 B | dBAG EGBc |
dg eB dB Ac | BA GB AG EF | GA BG A2 B/^c/d | ea af ge dB |
GBdB B A2 a || ea{/b} aa eaag | ed ef ge dB | dg g/b/g a3 g |
bgaf gedf | eaaa eaag | ed ef ge de | gd eg dg eg |
dB GA B A2 a || ea{/b} aa ea ag | ed ef ge dB | dg g/b/g aa-ag |
bg ag ge df | ea aa eaag | ed ef ge de | gd eg dg eg |
dB GA BA A2- | A6 |