the Old Man Rocking the Cradle

X: 4
T: the Old Man Rocking the Cradle
R: jig
O: Rice-Walsh Mss.
%S: s:4 b:24(6+6+6+6)
B: Francis O'Neill: "Waifs and Strays" #4
Z: 2000 Paul Kinder <Ptk12142@aol.com
Q: "Andante"
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: D
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"^A1"[|\
FAA GAA | FAA GFD | FAA GAA | GFD FED ||
FAA GAA | FAA GFE | DD/E/F/D/ EAG | EDD EDD |]
"^B"[|\
dFF AFF | dFF GFD | dFF AFF | GFD FED ||
dFF AFF | dFF GFD | DD/E/F/D/ EAG | EDD EDD |]
"^A2"[|\
faa gaa | faa gfd | faa gaa | gfd fed ||
faa gaa | faa gfd | dd/e/f/d/ eag | edd edd |]
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% 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/_1850/copies/Old_Man_Rocking_the_Cradle-WaS-D-24-6/0000