Annotation:Old Towser

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OLD TOWSER. AKA and see "Lexington," "Whiskey You're the Devil," "Off/Going to California [1]," "Fireman's Reel," "Gypsy Hornpipe [4]," "Buttermilk and Cider," "Whiskey in the Jar [1]," "Possum Up a Gum Stump(, Coonie in the Hollow) [1]." Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A version of the "Going/Off to California" tune family. Most of the alternate titles are floaters.

Daddy had a bull-dog, Towser was his name, sir.
He used to chase the bell-cow, up and down the lane, sir.
He wasn't worth a cuss for to sick him on a hog, sir,
But whip his weight in wildcats could this old bulldog. .... (Ford)

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 108.

Recorded sources:

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