Tune the Old Cow Died Of (The)

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 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Schottische/Schottis/Jennkka/Reinlander
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    AABB
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X: 1 T: The Tune the Old Cow Died Of O:Western Pennsylvania Z:Norman Mellin; abc's by V.T. Williams N:The sliding notes in the second part are supposed to sound like the cow laughing N: itself to death. M: C| L: 1/8 K: D (3ABc|d2{e}f2d2{e}f2|d2{e}f2d>BA2|d2{e}f2d2{e}f2|[Aa]2[Aa]4f2| g2b2e3g|[fA]2[Aa]2[Dd]3[dD]|Je2Jd2Jc2JB2|A2A>BA2Jf>e| d2{e}f2d2{e}f2|d2{e}f2a>g f>e|d2{e}f2d2{e}f2|[Aa]2[Aa]4[fA]2| g2Jb2e3g|[fA]2[Aa]2[Dd]3[dD]|e>f e>d c>A B>c|[dD]2[dD]4:| z2|:Je2Jd2Jc2JB2|A2JB2Jc2Jd2|Je2Jd2Jc2JB2|JA2A>BA4| Je2Jd2Jc2JB2|A2JB2Jc2Jd2|Je2Jd2Jc2JB2|1JA2A>BA4:|2JA2A>BA2|]