Annotation:Barney Leave the Girls Alone

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X:1 T:Barney Leave the Girls Alone M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Edward Riley – “Riley Flute Melodies vol. 2” (New York, 1817, No. 160, p. 47) F: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/46/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d>a ag fd d2|Be {f}ed cA A2|a>bag f<d df|B>d c>e d>ef>g| abag f<d’d2|B<d ed c<e A2|a>b a>g f<d’ d>c|B>d c>e df d2| f>d g>e fddf|Be {f}ed cAA g|f>d g>e fd f>g|B>d c>e d2 de| f>d g>e f<a d<f|be {f}ed cAA g|f<d g<e f<a d<f|B>d c>e d<f d2||

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Herring I, John Frederick; Barney, Leave the Girls Alone; York Museums Trust; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/barney-leave-the-girls-alone-8169

BARNEY LEAVE THE GIRLS ALONE. AKA and see "Polly Put the Kettle On (1). Irish, Air (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.

Judy leads me such a life,
Oh Judy leads me such a life,
The devil never had such a wife,
What can the matter be?

Chorus:
Barney leave the girls alone,
Barney leave the girls alone,
Barney leave the girls alone,
And let them quiet be.

Shall I sing a little song
'bout Judy put the kettle on?
She's barking at me all day long,
What can the matter be?

Barney you're a wicked boy,
Barney you're a wicked boy,
And what's more you will kiss and toy
With all the girls you see.

The song has also been set to the tune of "Rakes of Mallow (The)."

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