Old Man Rocking the Cradle

X:4
T:Old Man Rocking the Cradle
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Rice-Walsh manuscript
R:Air
K:D
"Andante"FAA GAA|FAA GFD|FAA GAA|GFD FED|
FAA GAA|FAA GFE|DD/2E/2F/2D/2 EAG|EDD EDD||
dFF AFF|dFF GFD|dFF AFF|GFD FED|
dFF AFF|dFF GFD|DD/2E/2F/2D/2 EAG|EDD EDD||
faa gaa|faa gfd|faa gaa|gfd fed|
faa gaa|faa gfd|dd/2e/2f/2d/2 eag|edd edd||
%
% a descriptive piece wherein an old man gives voice
% to his woes, punctuated by the wailing of a peevish child
% and its calls for its Ma-ma. Skillful fiddlers and pipers would
% imitate those cries.The fiddle was lowered in pitch and the
% fiddler would lightly touch the bridge with a large door key
% held in his teeth to simulate the tones of human expression.

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/ONeills/waifs/T/OldManRockingTheCradle/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/session/MontrealSession/oneill_ws/%4:OLDMANROCKINGTHECRADLE/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/ONeills/waifs/X/0004/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/ONeills/waifs/waif-1/0003