Down the Road (Went Polly)

X:1
T:Down the Road (Went Polly)
C:Fred Gilbert (1890s?)
Z:P J Headford <flos:madasafish.com> tradtunes 2004-7-2
N:(Notes from Johnny Adams on tradtunes)
N:This ode to a costermonger's pony was written and composed  by  Fred  Gilbert
N:and popularised by Gus Elen, who recorded it on 16 February, 1899.  Struck by
N:the song's air of aimiability and pluck, Fred Jordan says: "I  used  to  tell
N:the boys to pull off their hats for poor old Polly, R.I.P."
D:sung by Fred Jordan, Aston Munslow, Salop (rec.  Altringham, Cheshire), 1966. Roud 15128.
M:4/4
L:1/8
%Q:1/4=140
R:polka 32
K:G
G3E D2E2|G2G2 GABG|G2G2 GABG|A2F2D4|
A3FD3F|A2A2 ABcA|A2A2 ABcA|d2B2G4|!
B3cd3B|c2B2A2G2|FED2c2A2|F4D4|
E4D4|E4D4|G2G2FGAF|G3DE2F2||!
G2G2GABG|A2G2G2Bc|d2d2defd|e2d2d4|
e2e2d4|e2e2d4|e2e2dBGA|B2B2A4|!
G2G2GABG|A2G2G2Bc|d2e2ddBdg|e2d2d4|
e2e2d4|e2e2d3B|G2G2FGAF|GG3DE2F2||

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/England/reel/Down_the_Road_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Scotland/reel/Down_the_Road_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/tradtunes/Down_the_Road_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/reel/Down_the_Road_1/0000

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