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Theme code Index	5H4H3H2H 1H3H72H
Also known as	Larry O Lashem, Kissing and Drinking (3), Mopsy's Tune (the Old Way), Welch Jig (2) (The), Drum Corps (The), Bounce Upon Bess, Come All You Good Fellows, Irish Lilt (5), Paddy's Dream, Paddy's Trip from Dublin, Parson in Boots, Rocking the Cradle (2), There are aounds of mirth, Tivoli (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB, AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Charles & Samuel Thompson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Compleat Collection of 120 Favourite Hornpipes
Tune and/or Page number	No. 23
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1765-77
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Title of recording
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Year recorded
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X:1
T:Priest in his Boots [1], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Thompson – Compleat Collection of 120 Favourite Hornpipe (c. 1765-77, No. 23)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G2G G2G|GBG FED|G2G GBG|FDF ABc|
{e}d2B {d}c2A|{c}B2G FED|G2c B/c/dB|cAF G3:|
|:GDG GDG|AFA AFA|BGB BGB|cAc cAc|
{e}d2B {d}c2A|{c}B2G FED|G2c B/c/dB|cAF G3:|]

X:1
T:Priest in his Boots 
T:Priest and his Boots (1) (The)
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Straight and Skillern – Two Hundred and Four Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (c. 1775, No. 184, p. 92)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
eee eee|dfd cBA|ddd fed|cAc e3|
eee eee|efd cBA|ddd fga|gec d3:|
|:f/g/|a2f gfe|fed cBA|ddd ddd|cAc e3|
afa geg|fdf ecA|ddd fga|gec d3:|]

X:1
T:Priest and his Boots [1], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 188
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D 
c/d/|e2e e2e|efd cBA|dcd fed|cAc e2 c/d/|
efe efe|efd cBA|dcd fga|gec d2:|
|:f/g/|afa geg|fdf ecA|dcd fed|cAc e2 f/g/|
a2f g2e|f2d ecA|dcd fga|gec d2:|]

X:2
T:Priest in his Boots [1], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Patrick Street
R:Jig
D:PS
Z:Kevin Alewine
K:D
afa geg|fdf ecA|dcd fed|cAc efg|
afa geg|fdf ecA|1dcd (3fga f|gec d2f/2g/2:|
[2dcd (3fga f|gec dcd:|efe efe|e2d cBA|
dcd fed|cAc ecd|efe efe|e2d cBA|
[1dcd (3fga f|gec dcd:|2dcd (3fga f|gec d2f/2g/2||

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