the Merry Dancers

X: 1149
T: the Merry Dancers
R: jig
B: G. Goulding "A Selection of Scotch, English, Irish & Foreign Airs" Vol.1 1782
B: O'Neill collection "Rare Small M5", 1842 V.1 p.52 #2
S: https://curate.nd.edu/show/5999n299v8t
Z: 2023 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: handwritten "nice +x" at right of title
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: G
% = = = = = = = = = =
c |\
BAB cGE | GAG G2c | BAB cGE | DED D2c |\
BAB cGE | GAG G2c | (B/c/d)B c2B | AFD D2 ::
c |\
(B/c/dB) GAG | (B/c/dB) G2c | (B/c/dB) GAB | AFD D2c |\
(B/c/dB) GAG | (B/c/dB) c2e | dcB c2B | AFD D2 ::
g |\
fef gdB | gdB G2g | fef gdB | AFD D2g |\
fef gdB | def gdB | c2a B2g | AFD D2 :|

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/ONeills/Rare_Small/___/1149_the_Merry_Dancers/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/ONeills/Rare_Small/book0/0149_the_Merry_Dancers/0000