Annotation:Mississippi Sawyer (2)
X:1 T:Mississippi Sawyer [2] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:George P. Knauff – Virginia Reels N:Published in Baltimore by Geo. Willig n.d. (1839?) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C (3d/c/B/|c/e/c/a/ g/e/c/d/|e/g/e/d/ e{f}e/d/|c/e/c’/a/ g/e/c/e/|d/f/d/B/ c (3d/c/B/| c/e/c’/a/ g/e/c/d/|e/g/e/d/ e (3d/c/B/|c/e/c’/a/ g/e/c/e/|d/f/d/B/ c|| K:G d/e/|f/g/a/d/ g/a/b/d/|a/b/c'/a/ b/d'/b/g/|f/g/a/d/ g/a/b/d/|a/c'/a/f/ gg| [fa][f/a/]d/ [gb][g/b/]d/|[ac'][a/c'/]d/ [bd'][b/d'/]d/[b/d'/]d/|[f/a/]c/[f/a/]d/ [g/b/]d/[g/b/]d/|[a/c'/]a/f/a/ g||
MISSISSIPPI SAWYER [2]. AKA and see "Barcus' Reel." American, Reel. C Major (‘A’ part) & G Major (‘B’ part). AB. The melody, no relation to "Mississippi Sawyer (1)", appears in George P. Knauff's Virginia Reels, volume I (Baltimore, 1839, No. 7, p. 4). A close version of the tune was printed by Boston music publisher Elias Howe in his Musicians Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (1880-1882) under the title "Barcus' Reel."
