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Nearly every traditional musician has heard of Paddy Fahey, and is aware of his many compositions. This is one I learned from the box playing of Galway’s Joe Burke, who played it in the key of C.
G3 F | EGCG EFGA | _BA BG c=B cd | ec dB cB GF | DG B,D G,B, DE | FD EC DE FA | Gc Bd cB cd | ec dB cB/A/ GF | DG B,D CC-CG || EG CG EF GA | _BA BG c=B cd | ec dB cB GF | DG B,D G,B, DE | FD EC DE FA | Gc Bd cB cd | ec dB cB/A/ GF | DG B,D CC- CE || Gc cc ec dB | cB GA _B2 GF | DC B,G, B,D GB | cB cA BG FA | Gc cc ecdB | cBGA _B2 df | ec dB cB GF | DE B,F CC-CE || Gc cc ec dB | cB GA _B2 GF | DC B,G, B,D GB | cB cA BG FA | Gccc ecdB | cB GA _B2 df | ec dB cB GF | DE B,F C3 G || EGCG EFGA | _BA BG c=B cd | ec dB cB GF | DG B,D G,B, DE | FD EC DE FA | Gc Bd cB cd | ec dB cBGF | DG B,D C3 G || EG CG EF GA | _BA BG c=B cd | ec dB cB GF | DG B,D G,B, DE | FD EC DE FA | Gc Bd cB cd | ec dB cBGF | DG B,D C3 E || Gc cc ec dB | cB GA _B2 GF | DC B,G, B,D GB | cB cA BG FA | Gc cc ecdB | cBGA _B2 df | ec dB cB GF | DE B,D CC-CE || Gc cc ec dB | cB GA _B2 GF | DC B,G, B,D GB | cB cA BG FA | Gccc ecdB | cB GA _B2 df | ec dB cB GF | DE B,D C4 |