Annotation:Jersey Lightning
X:1 T:Jersey Lightning M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Sand Jig S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin E | (A/>.B/)(c/>.d/) e/a/ z/e/ | {g}f/>e/d/>f/ (e/a/) z/e/ | {g}f/>ed/>f/ {f}e/>d/c/>f/ | {e}d/>c/B/>d/ (3c/B/A/ E | (A/>.B/)(c/>.d/) e/a/ z/e/ | {g}f/>e/d/>f/ (e/a/) z/e/ | {g}f/>ed/>f/ {f}e/>d/c/>f/ | {e}d/>c/B/>c/ A :| |: (e/>.f/) | (g/>.^f/)(a/>.g/) (e/c/) z/c'/ | (c'/>.b/)(d'/>.c'/) (a>.G) | (G/>.A/)B/>c/ d/>e/f/>g/ | e/>c/d/>B/ c/>d/e/>f/ | g/>^f/a/>/g (e/c/) z/c'/ | c'/>b/d'/>c'/ a>G | G/>A/B/>c/ d/>e/f/>g/ | e/>c/d/>B/ c :|]
JERSEY LIGHTNING. AKA and see "Champion Hornpipe (3)." American, Dance Tune (2/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Labelled a 'jig' in Ryan's Mammoth Collection, referring not to the familiar 6/8 Irish jig, but rather to a type of syncopated old-time banjo tune often known as a "straight" or "sand" jig (as it was performed on a sanded stage). The "Jersey Lightning" title may have refered to a dance step, although it is more likely that it was a name for illegal moonshine. In fact, since Colonial times 'Jersey Lightning' has referred to applejack (hard cider).
