Annotation:Two and Sixpenny Girl (1) (The)
X:1 T:Two and Sixpenny Girl [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D | G(BB) TB2d | cAA A2c | BGG GFG | ABG AFD | G(BB) TB2d | cAA A2c | BGB cAF | G(GG) G2 :| |: c | Bdd (d2.B) | gfe dcB | Bcd dcB | ABG AFD | Bdd (d2.B) |gfe dcB | Bcd DEF | G(GG) G2 :|
TWO AND SIXPENNY GIRL, THE (Cailín na leathchorónach). AKA and see "Aherlow Jig," "Connie O'Connell's (Jig) (1)," “Half-Crown Girl,” "Money I Want (The)," "Quinn's Jig," "Ryan's Travels," "Spirits of Whisky (2) (The)," "Three Little Drummers (1)." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Collector P.W. Joyce printed the tune as “Aherlow Jig.” According to Breathnach (1985) the jig is called “Connie O'Connell's Jig (1),” “Spirits of Whiskey (2) (The)” and “Ryan's Travels” in County Limerick, “Money I Want (The)” in Tipperary, and “Quinn's Jig” in County Kerry. The title is (sexually) suggestive, Breathnach (1996) wrote later. Two shillings sixpence was a half-crown, in pre-decimal British coinage, notes Don Meade.
