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WHISTLING THIEF [1], THE. AKA - "When Pat Came Over the Hill." English, Irish, Scottish; Air (6/8 time). England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Whistling Thief" is a song by Samuel Lover (1797-1868).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 3), c. 1880’s; No. 253, p. 28. Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; p. 29.

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