Croppies Lie Down

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Theme code Index	5122 1H51H1
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Genre/Style
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 110
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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CROPPIES, LIE DOWN. Irish (?), Scottish (?); Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune title is the title of a sectarian Protestant song--'croppy' was a derogatory term for an agricultural labourer, usually a Catholic individual. The title comes from an inflamatory jibe, and as such it hardly appears in most Irish collections.

O'Neill (1913) tells of one Jemmy Byrne the Piper who lived in County Wexford in the early 19th century. Jemmy acquired the nickname 'Scut' at some point in his career, although it is not known exactly how. One story is that he "demeaned himself and insulted the sentiment of his people by playing party tunes, such as 'Croppies Lie Down,' at the orgies of the yeomen subsequent to the Rebellion of '98" (O'Neill generously remarks it would have been hard to refuse such a request, given the atmosphere of intimidation and repression at such events). Another possibility for Jemmy's sobriquet is that it was conferred by a particularly abstemious County Carlow priest who was determined to stamp out crossroads dancing in his parish. The outraged cleric is said to have declared to his congregation regarding Jemmy: "How dare this 'Scut' come into my parish with his bagpipes to corrupt and demoralize my flock in defiance of my expressed wish?" O'Neill points out he must have gained some fame despite his nickname and the exhortations of the priest, for the piper's name was remembered while the priest's was forgotten.

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 77. Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 24, p. 8. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 110.

X:1
T:Croppies, Lie Down
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
g/e/ | dBG GFG | ABA ABd | (g2.e) dBd | gGG Gge | dBG GFG | 
ABA ABd | (g2.e) dBD |1 gGG G :|2 gGG G3 |: def gfg | efg agf | 
gab efg | dBG (B2A) | G2z e2z | dBd GBd | g2z e2z |1 dBg G3 :|2 dBg G ||