Annotation:Saddle the Pony (1)
X:1 T:Saddle the Pony [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Jerry O'Brien's Accordion Instructor (Boston, 1949) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|GBA G2B|def gdB|GBA G2B|AFD AFD| GBA G2B|def gfg|edB dBA|BGG G2:| |:B/d/|efe edB|def gfg|efe edB|dAA ABd| efe edB|def gfg|edB dBA|BGG G2:|]
SADDLE THE PONY [1]. AKA and see “Priest's Leap (2),” "Red Stocking (1)," “Rough Diamond.” Irish, New England; Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (most versions): AA’BB’ (Harker/Rafferty). "Saddle the Pony [1]" is often one of the first Irish jigs a young musician is taught. Mulvihill gives this tune as an accompaniment for the dance The Haymakers’ Jig. See also the related “Boy from Home.” "Down with the Tithes" and "Widow Well Married (The)"