Bobbing for Eels

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Theme code Index	1524 1523
Also known as	Bottle of Punch (The), Bowl of Punch (The), Butchers of Bristol (1) (The), Dairymaid (6) (The), Fishing for Eels, Glens of Mayo (The), Groom, Humours of Milltown (2) (The), Ioc an Reicneail, Jackson's Bottle/Jug of Punch, Jackson's Bottle of Brandy, Jackson's Jug of Brandy, Jackson's Jug of Punch, Jug of Punch (5) (The), Old Man's Jig (The), Pay the Reckoning
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 107
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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BOBBING FOR EELS. AKA and see "Bottle of Punch (The)," "Bowl of Punch (The)," "Butchers of Bristol (1) (The)," "Dairymaid (6) (The)," "Fishing for Eels," "Glens of Mayo (The)," "Groom," "Humours of Milltown (2) (The)," "Ioc an Reicneail," "Jackson's Bottle of Brandy," "Jackson's Jug of Punch," "Jackson's Jug of Brandy," "Jug of Punch (5) (The)," "Old Man's Jig (The)," "Pay the Reckoning." Irish, Jig. A Major (Cole, Ryan): G Major (Miller). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Credited, impropbably, to one C. Knowlton in Ryan's Mammoth Collection, although the tune can be found in older collections. Olive Sharkey, in her book Old Days Old Ways (O'Brien Press, 1985, pg. 170), talks about fishing in Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and explains:

Eels were caught illegally with longlines, but a more usual practice was to bait them with balls of worms, a practice called 'bobbing'.

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 76. Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 10, p. 19. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 107.

X:1
T:Bobbing for Eels
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
{E/F/G/}A2a .e(cA) | {c}BAB dcB |{G}A2a .e(cA) | {c}BAB cAE | 
{G}A2a .e(cA) | {c}BAB cde | (fa)f (ec)A |1 {c}BAB A2z :|2 {c}BAB A2 ||
|: e | (ac')a (gb)g | (fa)f e(fg) | aga bc'd' | (c'd')c' (bg)e | (ac')a (gb)g | 
faf efg | agf edc |1 {c}BAB A2 :|2 {c}BAB A2z ||