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). Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. Breathnach (1963) states this tune was adapted by O’Neill from the air “The Old Woman Lamenting Her Empty Purse.” The tune is similar to “Lark on the Strand (1)." See also the related “Oh! Hag You Have Killed Me (2).”
