Care thou Canker. A Favorite Caten. [G]

X: 3535
T: Care thou Canker.    A Favorite Caten.   [G]
N: "Caten" probably means "canon", or "round".
R: air, march
B: G. Goulding "A Selection of Scotch, English, Irish & Foreign Airs" Vol.3 1788
B: O'Neill collection "Rare Small M5", 1842 V.3 p.204 #1
S: https://curate.nd.edu/show/5999n299v8t
Z: 2023 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The book has this tune in D, which works well for flutes. This version is in G, for fiddles, etc.
M: C
L: 1/8
K: G
% = = = = = = = = = =
"^1"[|\
d3e d2g2 | d3c c2B2 | G3B B2A2 | A3c c2B2 ||\
d3e defg | d3c c2B2 | G3B BAcA | G2F2 {F}G4 |]
"^2"[|\
B3c B2B2 | B3A A2G2 | D3D E2E2 | F3A A2G2 ||\
B3c B2B2 | B3A A2G2 | D2D2 E2cA | G2F2 {F}G4 |]
"^3"[|\
G3G G2G2 | D2D2 E4 | B,3B, C2C2 | D2D2 G,4 ||\
G3G G2G2 | D2D2 E4 | B,3B, C2C2 | D2D2 G,4 |]

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/ONeills/Rare_Small/SSEIFA/0348
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/ONeills/Rare_Small/___/3535_Care_thou_Canker_a_Favorite_Caten_G-24-3/0000