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'''FIVE FINGERED JOE'''. American, Polka (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The term 'five-fingers' has had a few different meanings in the history of slang. Several hundred years ago it referred to the five of trumps in the game of don or five-card, and more lately, in underworld usage, to a five year prison sentence. The most modern meaning denotes o a thief, one who obtains a 'five-fingered discount' by shoplifting. | '''FIVE FINGERED JOE'''. American, Polka (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The term 'five-fingers' has had a few different meanings in the history of slang. Several hundred years ago it referred to the five of trumps in the game of don or five-card, and more lately, in underworld usage, to a five year prison sentence. The most modern meaning denotes o a thief, one who obtains a 'five-fingered discount' by shoplifting. | ||
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''Printed sources'': Howe ('''Musician's Omnibus, No. 1'''), 1862; p. 46. Howe ('''1000 Jigs and Reels'''), c. 1867; p. 81. | ''Printed sources'': Howe ('''Musician's Omnibus, No. 1'''), 1862; p. 46. Howe ('''1000 Jigs and Reels'''), c. 1867; p. 81. | ||
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FIVE FINGERED JOE. American, Polka (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The term 'five-fingers' has had a few different meanings in the history of slang. Several hundred years ago it referred to the five of trumps in the game of don or five-card, and more lately, in underworld usage, to a five year prison sentence. The most modern meaning denotes o a thief, one who obtains a 'five-fingered discount' by shoplifting.
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Printed sources: Howe (Musician's Omnibus, No. 1), 1862; p. 46. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 81.
Recorded sources: