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Theme code Index	1131 2462
Also known as	Green Grow the Rashes, East Neuk of Fife, Foot's Vagaries, Grant's Rant (1) (The), Highland Sword Dance, Irish Whiskey (1), John Black's Daughter, Lucky Black's Daughter, Over the Hills and Far Away (3), Paddy Caught a Rat, Paddy Got a Rat, Paddy Killed a Rat, Paddy Killed the Rat, Paddy Run a Rat, Paddy Run the Rat, We're a' Dry wi' Drinking o't
Composer/Core Source
Region	Canada, Ireland, Scotland, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, English, Irish, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Barn Dance, Fling, Highland, Hornpipe/Clog, March/Marche, Polka, Reel (6/4 time), Slide, Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2, 4/4
History
Structure	AB. AAB. AABB, AABB', AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	William McGibbon
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Scots Tunes Book 2
Tune and/or Page number	p. 41
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1746
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Tune annotations

X:6
%
T:Green growes the Rashes
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book II, p. 41 (c. 1746)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
"Slow"d2 | TB3A (A>B)(d>e) | (d/e/f) T(e>d) d3f | e3f (gf)(ga) | b2(e>f)e3f | (gf)(ga) (g/a/b) T(a>g) | 
Tf>e (d/e/f/)g/ {f/g/}a2 T(gf) | e2b2 (af)(e>f) | d2(B>d)B2 :|
|: d2 | T(B>A)(B>d)B2a2 | T(f>ef)a f2 T(e>d) | (e>d)(e>f)e2d'2 |T(b>ab)d' b2 (a/b/d') |
T(B>AB)dB2 a>g | Tf>e (d/e/f/g/a) {f/g/}a2 T(gf) | e2b2 (af)(e>f) | d2(B>d)B2 :|
|: d2 | T(B>AB)d (AB)(de) | (f/a/g/f/) (e/g/f/e/) d>e (f/e/f/)d/ | e2E>F (GF)(GA) | (BA)(GF) E2 (e>f| 
g)G (g/f/g/)a/ (g/a/b) Ta>g | Tf>e (d/e/f/g/) (f/g/a) Tg>f | e2b2(af)(e>f)| d2 (B>d) B2 :|
|: d2 |T(B>AB)d B2a2 | T(f>ef)a fa (g/f/)(e/d/) | (e>d)(ef) e/(a/b/c'/) d'(c'/4b/4a/) | (b/a)(b/d') Tb2(a/b/d') | 
T(BAB)d B2 (a>g) | Tf>e (d/e/f/g/) (f/g/)a T(g>f) | e2b2 (af)(e>f) | d2 (B>d) B2 :||

X:1
%
T:Green grows the Rasses [sic]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, vol. 1 (1760, p. 18)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d|TB3A ABde|(d/e/f) T(e>d) d3f|e3f (gf)(ga)|{ga}b2 (e>f) e2 Tf>(e/2f/4)|
gfga {ga}b2 Ta>g|T(f>e) (d/e/)(f/g/) {fg}a2 T(g>f)|e2b2 (af)(ef)|{e}d2 (Bc) B3:|
|:d|T(B>AB)d B2 a2|T(fe)fa Tf2 (ed)|T(e>d)(e>f) e2 d'2|(ba)bd' b2 {gb}d'2|
T(BAB)d B2 (a>g)|Tf>e (f/g/a) Tf2 (ed)|(ef)(ab) faef|{e}d2 (Bc) B2:|
|:d|T(BA)Bc (B^c)(de)|(f/a/g/f/) (e/g/f/e/) (d>e) (f/e/f/d/)|e(B/A/) GB E(e/f/) (g/f/g/a/)|
b(a/b/) (g/a/)(f/g/) e3f|g(b/a/) bG F(a/^g/) aF|Egfe {e}T^d2 eA|
B2 b2 (af)(ef)|{e}Td2 (Bc)B2::d|(BABc) (B^c)(de)|
f>g (f/e/)(d/^c/) d3f|e2 (EF) (GA)(Bc)|(BA)(GF) E2 (e>f)|
g(d/c/) BG (B/d/)(g/a/) bg|a(g/a/) (f/g/)(e/f/) (d>e) f/(e/f/d/)|
eE g/(f/g/e/) fF a/(^g/a/f/)|b2 (Bc) B2:: d|B4 d3g|(fe)(d^c) d3 f|
e4 g3a|(ba)(gf) e3 (g/f/)|gGgb fFfa|Egfe {e}T^d2 eA|B2 b2 (ag)(ef)|{e}d2 (Bc) B2:|
"Brisk"d|B4 d3e|{de}f2 T(ed) d3f|e4 g3a|{ga}b2 e2 Te3f|
g2g2g2 ag|Tfefg f2 (ed)|e2e2 Tf3e|{e}d2B2B2:|]

X:5
%
T:Green grow's the Rashes
S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.
Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 6/11/04
N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 22
L:1/8
M:C
R:Reel
K:G
B|G/G/G (BA) BGGB|A/A/A (ed) eAAB|(cBc)e dcBG|A(cTBA) GEE:|
|:B|G/G/G (ge) gddg|e/e/e (ag) aeef|gage  dcBG|A(cTBA) GEE:|

X:3
%
T:Green Grows the Rashes 
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Neil Gow & Son's Complete Repository c.1805
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Reel
K:G
A|G/2G/2G B>A BGGB|A/2A/2A e>d eAAB|c2 ce d/2c/2B/2A/2 GB|A/2B/2c BA GE E:||
A|G/2G/2G g>f gddg|e/2e/2e ag aeef|g>age d/2c/2B/2A/2 GB|A/2B/2c BA GEEA|
G/2G/2G g>f gddg|e/2e/2e ag aeef|gbeg dgBg|A/2B/2c BA GE E|]

X:1
%
T:Green Grow the Rashes O!
L:1/8
M:C|
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
D|G2 BA BGGB|A/A/A ed eAAB|c2 ce dBGB|A/B/c BA GEE:|
A|G/G/G gf gddg|eaa^g aeef|gage dcBG|A/B/c BA GEEA|
Gggf gddg|eaa^g aeef|gbeg dgBG|A/B/c BA GEE||

X:2
%
T:Green Grows the Rushes-O 
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Capt. F. O'Neill
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Reel
K:G
D|G2 GA BG G2|ABcd eAAB|c2 Ted B2 TdB|AcBA GE E:|
|:d|gfga Tge d2|eaab agef|1gfge dcBG|
AcBA GE E:|2gfge dBgB|AcBA GE E||

X:4
%
T:Green Grow the Rashes-O
D:World of Arthur Spink
Z:Nigel Gatherer
R:waltz
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:D
A | d3  | f2e | fd2 | d2f | e3  | B2A  | 
BE2  | E2F  | G2F | G2B | A2F | D2F | 
E2G | F2E  | DB,2 | B,3 ||A3  | d2c | 
cA2 | A3  | B3  | e2^d | eB2  | B2c  | d2e | 
d2B | A2F | D2F | E2G | F2E  | DB,2 | B,2 |]

X:1
%
T:Green grow the rashes o’
M:C
L:1/8
R:Highland Fling
B:Lees - The Balmoral Reel Book (c. 1910, p. 16)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
D2|:G2 B>A (B<G) G>B|A2 e>d (e<A) A>B|c>de>c B>cd>B|A>c B>A (G<E) E2:|
|:G2 g>f (g<d) d2|(e<a) a>^g (a<e) e>f|g>ag>e d>B (G<B)|A>c B>A (G>E) E2:|]

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