Annotation:Moggy on the Shore
X:1 T:Moggy on the Shore M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 73 (c. 1880's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D dDDF EDB,D|dDDf gfef|g2 (fg) edef|(dA) (3Bcd AFFA| DDDF EDB,D|dDDf gfef|fdeB dFEF|(3DED (DA,) (B,D) D2|| d2 (ef) gfeg|fdad bdad|gafg edef|dBAF (Ad) d2| d2 (ef) gfeg|fdad bdad|gafg edef|(dA) (3Bcd AFFA||
MOGGY ON THE SHORE. AKA and see "Over the Moor to Moggy." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Moggy, as used in Britain, has referred to a common domesticated cat (of mixed ancestry, as most cats are), a mouse, a calf or cow and, in the 19th century, an untidily dressed woman or slattern (e.g. "She did look a moggy"). It seems to be a form of the name 'Maggie', the short form of Margaret.
