Annotation:That's My Rabbit My Dog Caught It
X:1 T:That's My Rabbit, My Dog Caught it N:From the playing of the Walter Family (Kentucky) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Champion 16653 (78 RPM), Walter Family (1933) D:Yazoo 2200, Walter Family - Kentucky Mountain Music (2003) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/thats-my-rabbit-my-dog-caught-it K:C +slide+[e4e4][c4e4]|+slide+[e4e4][e4g4]|+slide+[e4e4]c2[G,2G2]-|[G,G]AGE [C2E2][C2E2]| +slide+[e4e4]c4|+slide+[e4e4]g4|(agag) e2[c2e2]|1[e2e2]d2[c2e2][c2e2]:|2[e2e2]d2[c2e2]|| Ac|:[G,2G2]A2 cd c2|c-dcA c2cA|G2A2 cdc2|c-dcA G2E2| [G,2G2]A2(cdc)A|(cdc)A c3c| e2g2 agec+slide+ |[e4e4][c4e4]:|]
THAT'S MY RABBIT, MY DOG CAUGHT IT. AKA - "Little Rose (The)," "The Little Rose is Gone." Amcerican, Reel (cut time). USA; Ky., W.Va. (as "The Little Rose"). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle) AABB. Mark Wilson and Guthrie Meade have both independently pointed out that the tune has been recorded by Calhoun County, West Virginia, fiddler Wilson Douglas as "The Little Rose." Meade (1980) records an odd feature of the Walters' recording:
The instrumental breaks, which add variety and intensity to the performance, were actually an accident brought about by a misunderstanding of procedures during the recording. The cue for beginning the number was picked up prematurely by Draper Walter (the fiddler), while the rest of the band, believing his entrance untimely, held back, and then joined in one by one during the next few bars of the tune. When the lights come on, supposedly indicating a false start, the band again dropped out with the exception of Draper, who continued playing. The other instruments joined in sporadically as before and the recording was completed with the whole ensemble. Amazingly, the item was accepted and released.
The tune was recorded for Gennett Records in Richmond, Indiana, in March, 1933, from the playing of fiddler Draper Walter, Mary Walter (piano), Ray Agee (banjo), Charlie Estes (guitar), Wilburn Burdette (washtub bass), and Charlie Burdette (jew's harp).
