Annotation:Stolen Purse (1) (The)
X:1 T:Stolen Purse [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 344 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D G|FED c/B/Ag|fed cAG|A/B/AG ABc|dcA ABG| FED c/B/Ag|fed cAF|G3 GAF|DGG G2:| |:B|cBA fAg|fed cAG|A/B/AG ABc|dcA ABG| FED fAg|fed cAF|G3 GAF|DGG G2:| |:f|a/g/fa g/f/eg|fed cAG|A/B/AG ABc|dcA Afg |a/g/fa g/f/eg|f/e/df ecA|G3 GAF|DGG G2:|
STOLEN PURSE [1], THE (An sparan do bi giodte). AKA and see "Fhuiseog ar an Trá (An)," “Lark on the Strand (1),” "Old Woman Lamenting Her Empty Purse," Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. Breathnach (1963) states this tune was adapted by O’Neill from “The Old Woman Lamenting Her Empty Purse.” Similar to “The Lark on the Strand [1]." See also the related “Oh! Hag You Have Killed Me (2).”
