Annotation:O Dear Mother My Toes are Sore (4)

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O DEAR MOTHER MY TOES ARE SORE [4]. Barndance (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title is likely a mistake. It properly belongs to a 6/8 time march or jig collected in southwestern Pennsylvania, for which see "O Dear Mother My Toes are Sore (1)," "O Dear Mother My Toes are Sore (2)," "O Dear Mother My Toes are Sore (3)." The tune usually goes by the names "Nightingale Schottische (2)," "Peacock Rag," "Mason Dixon Schottische" "Rustic Dance" and others.

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