Annotation:Follow Her Over the Border
X:2 T:Follow her over the border M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Gow - 2nd Collection of Niel Gow's Reels, p. 14, 3rd ed. (orig. 1788) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F d|Tc2A AFA AFA|Tc2(A A)FA c2f|Tc2A AFA AFA|TB2G GAG B2:| |:d|Tc.A.A f.A.A c.A.A|cAA fAA Tc2d|cAA fAA cAA|TB2G GAG B2:||
FOLLOW HER OVER THE BORDER. English, (Slip) Jig (9/8 time). England, Northumberland. G Major (Bruce & Stokoe): F Major (Gow): A Major (Cocks). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title may be a reference to elopement, when couples (below the age of 21 in England) would meet at places like wikipedia:Gretna_Green, Dumfriesshire, to get married. See also the related (in the first strain) "Jaunting Car for Six."
