Annotation:Spotted Cow (The)
X:1 T:The Spotted Cow M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland. 1850 Melodies, 1903, p. 183, no. 983 Z:François-Emmanuel de Wasseige K:D Add fdd|edd fdd|Add fdd|edB ~BAF| Add fdd|edd fdd|(f/g/a)f geg|fdB B2d:| |:AFA A2B|AFA A2B|AFA Dfe|fdB B2d| AGF A2d|AGF A2B|dfd (e/f/g)e|fdB B2d:| |:ABA AFA|DFA DFA|ABA AFA|fdB BAF| ABA AFA|DFA DFA|(f/g/a)f geg|fdB B2d:|]
SPOTTED COW, THE (An Bo Breac). Irish, Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. "Spotted Cow" is a member of the group of tunes that make up the four-part jig "Lark in the Morning (1)." "An Buachaillin Bui," "Come in the Evening," "Galloway Tom [2]," "Galway Tom [1]," "Galway Town," "The Goats’ Horn(s)," "The Kelso Races," "The Lark in the Morning [1]," "The Little Yellow Boy," "The Thrush's Nest," "The Welcome," "A Western Lilt." “Galway Tom” and “Lark in the Morning” are related tunes.
