Tune the Old Cow Died Of (The)

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Theme code Index	1H3H1H3H 1H1H55
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Schottische/Schottis/Jennkka/Reinlander
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History	USA(Upland South)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Sam Bayard
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Dance the the Fiddle, Book:March to the Fife
Tune and/or Page number	No. 95, pp. 56-57
Year of publication/Date of MS	1981
Artist	Biography:Dave Krysty, Biography:Bill Lemmons
Title of recording	Folk Songs of Western Pennsylvania
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded	1988
Media
Score (1)

X: 1 T: The Tune the Old Cow Died Of O:Western Pennsylvania Z:Norman Mellin; abc's by V.T. Williams N:The sliding notes in the second part are supposed to sound like the cow laughing N: itself to death. M: C| L: 1/8 K: D (3ABc|d2{e}f2d2{e}f2|d2{e}f2d>BA2|d2{e}f2d2{e}f2|[Aa]2[Aa]4f2| g2b2e3g|[fA]2[Aa]2[Dd]3[dD]|Je2Jd2Jc2JB2|A2A>BA2Jf>e| d2{e}f2d2{e}f2|d2{e}f2a>g f>e|d2{e}f2d2{e}f2|[Aa]2[Aa]4[fA]2| g2Jb2e3g|[fA]2[Aa]2[Dd]3[dD]|e>f e>d c>A B>c|[dD]2[dD]4:| z2|:Je2Jd2Jc2JB2|A2JB2Jc2Jd2|Je2Jd2Jc2JB2|JA2A>BA4| Je2Jd2Jc2JB2|A2JB2Jc2Jd2|Je2Jd2Jc2JB2|1JA2A>BA4:|2JA2A>BA2|]

X:1 T:Tune the Old Cow Died of, The M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Air and dance tune B:Bayard - Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife (1981, No. 95) S:S. Hall (southwest Pa., 1930's) K:D (3ABc|d2 f>e d2 {e}f>e|d2 (3dcB A2 AB/c/|d2f2d2f2|a6 f2|g2b2 e3e| f2 af d3d|e2d2c2B2|A6 AB/c/|d2 {e}f>e d2f2{e}|d2 {c}(3BcB A2 AB/c/| d2f2d2f2|a6f2|g2b2e3e|f>f a>f|d2d2|e2g2f2e2| d6 (3ABc|d>dd>d d2f2|ddcB A2 AB/c/|d2d2 d>ef>g|a6f2| g>ab>g e2 g>e|f>ga>f d2 A^G/A/|e2g2f2e2|d6||

Tune the Old Cow Died Of (The)