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Theme code Index	1342 1555
Also known as	Jolly Ploughman (3) (The), Low-Back Car (2) (The), Low-Backed Car (2) (The), To Rodney We Will Go, Farewell--but whenever you welcome the hour, Drop of Dram (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Ireland, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Irish, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	4 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Edward Bunting
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number	p. 20
Year of publication/Date of MS	1840
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Tune annotations

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T:Jolly Ploughman [3], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Very ancient, author and date unknown.” 
B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, p. 20)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E
E|E2G G2B|A3 F2B|E2G B2B|B3-B2G|
A2A F2F|G3 E2E|F2F D2D|E3-E2:|
B|B2e e2c|c2B B2G|B2 e e2c|c3-B2B|
B2e e2c|c2B B2G|(GF)E F2G|(B2A)G2F|
"Chorus"ECB, (E2E)|E3-E2G|FEC F2F|F3-(FG)A|
(.B.A.G) (.B.A.G)|(.e.e.B) {d}(.c.B.G)|(.E.C.B,) E2E|E3-E2||

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T:Jolly Ploughman [3], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Brisk and lively"
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 67, p. 29)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E
E|.E2.G .G2.B|A3 F2B|E2G B2B|(B3 B2)G|
A2A F2F|G3 E2E|F2F D2D|(E3 E2):||
B|B2e e2c|c2 B B2G|B2e e2c|(c3 B2)B|B2e e2c|c2B B2G|
(GF) E F2 G|(B2A) G2F|.E .C .B, (.E2.E)|(E3 E2)G|.F .E .C F2F|
(F3 F)G A|(.B .A .G) (.B .A .G)|(.e .e .B) {d}(.c .B .G)|.E .C .B, E2 E|(E3E2)||

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T:Jack the Jolly Ploughboy
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:E
E|E2G G2B|A3 F2B|E2G B2B|B3-B2G|
A2A F2F|G3 E2E|F2F D2D|E3-E1:||B|
B2e e2c|c2B B2G|B2e e2c|c3B B2B|
B2e e2c|c2B B2G|GFE F2G|B2A G2F|
ECB, E2E|E3-E2G|FEC F2F|F3-FGA|
BAG BAG|eeB {d}cBG|ECB, E2E|E3-E2||

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