Fair of Bellaghy, The

X:4944
T:Fair of Bellaghy, The
T:Swaggering Jig, The
R:slip jig
H:The "long" (1/4) notes are held out for an extra beat when singing
H:the song, and the parts are not repeated. See also #15
Z:id:hn-slipjig-59
M:9/8
W:1. I went to the fair of Bellaghy,
W:   I bought a wee swag of a pig,
W:   I gathered it up in my arms,
W:   and danced the swaggering jig.
W:   And it's high to the top of the heather,
W:   and high to the but of the sprig,
W:   and high to the bonnie wee lassie
W:   who danced the swaggering jig.
W:2. As I went to the fair of Bellaghy,
W:   I bought a wee slip of a pig,
W:   and being down by the poor house,
W:   I whistled the swaggering jig.
W:   And it's high to the cups and the saucers,
W:   and high to the butter and bread,
W:   and high to the bonnie wee lassie
W:   who danced the swaggering jig.
W:3. I being down by the poor house,
W:   I whistled so loud and so shrill,
W:   I made all the fairies to tremble
W:   that lived around Corcoran's hill.
W:   And it's high to the top of the heather
W:   and high to the but of the sprig,
W:   and high to the bonnie wee lassie
W:   who danced the swaggering jig.
K:G
c|BAG EGG EGG|BAG EGG A2c|BAG EGG EGG|BAG EFE D2:|
|:c|Bdd ded dBG|cee efe e2f|gfe dcB AGA|AGA BEE E2:|

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/atrilcoral.com/e-f/0333
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/terra.es/personal8/niltoni/e-f/0333

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