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LORD CORNWALLIS' JIGG. AKA and see "Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself (1)," "When Sick is it Tea You Want?." English, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A version of the Irish jig "When Sick is it Tea You Want" or "Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself," given a title honoring Lord Charles Cornwallis [1] (1738-1805), the British commander who surrendered at the siege of Yorktown (1781) to end the War of Independence. Cornwallis subsequently had significant roles in both Ireland and India as a soldier and administrator.

Source for notated version: the 1800-02 music manuscript copybook of ship's fiddler Biography:William Litten [Huntington].

Printed sources: Huntington (William Litten's Tune Book), 1977; p. 30.

Recorded sources:

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-'''LORD CORNWALLIS' JIGG.''' AKA and see "[[Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself (1)]]," "[[When Sick is it Tea You Want?]]."  English, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A version of the Irish jig "When Sick is it Tea You Want" or "Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself," given a title honoring Lord Charles Cornwallis [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis] (1738-1805), the British commander who surrendered at the siege of Yorktown (1781) to end the War of Independence.
+'''LORD CORNWALLIS' JIGG.''' AKA and see "[[Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself (1)]]," "[[When Sick is it Tea You Want?]]."  English, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A version of the Irish jig "When Sick is it Tea You Want" or "Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself," given a title honoring Lord Charles Cornwallis [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis] (1738-1805), the British commander who surrendered at the siege of Yorktown (1781) to end the War of Independence. Cornwallis subsequently had significant roles in both Ireland and India as a soldier and administrator.
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