Annotation:Black Stripper (1) (The)
X:1 T:Black Stripper [1], The T:An Maide Draighin M:6/8 L:1/8 R:jig F:http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/contrib/Tunes/MaideDraighin.abc K:Gmaj GED D3|GEG c2e|dBG GAB|AGE E3|GED D3| GEG c2e|dBG GAB|1 AGF G3:|]2 AGF G2d[|gdB GBd| gdB c2e|dBG GAB|AGE E3|gdB GBd|gdB c2e| dBG GAB|AGF G2d|gdd gdd|gdB c2e|dBG GAB| AGE E3|GED D3|GEG c2e|dBG GAB|AGF G3|]
BLACK STRIPPER, THE. AKA and see "Kilkenny Jig (2) (The)." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). As Paul de Grae points out, the 'black stripper' is a kind of cow or a poitin still, although the title generally provokes mirth. See also cognates "Arthur McBride (1)," "Castle Street Jig," "Maids of Glenroe (The)," "Milkmaid (2) (The)," "Milkmaid (5) (The)," "Maid at the Well," "Blackthorn Stick (5) (The)," "Maide Draighin (An)," "Mullagh Jig (The)."
