Annotation:Connolly's Ale
X:1 T:Connolly's Ale L:1/8 M:6/8 S:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|GBB BAB|GBd def|gfe fdB|BAA A2B| GBB BAB|GBd def|gfe fdB|AGG G2|| B|def gfe|agf edB|gfe fdB|BAA A2B| GBB BAB|GBd def|gfe fdB|AGG G2||
CONNOLLY'S ALE. AKA and see "Merry Men Home from the Grave," "Merry Men Home from the War," "Our Boys (2)." Irish, Air (6/8 time) and Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Learned by Joyce as a boy in County Limerick, mid-1800's.
On Saturday night you're as willing as I am
To take a full jorum of Connolly's ale.
See note for "Merry Men Home from the Grave" for discussion. William Bradbury Ryan printed the tune twice in his 1883 collection: first as "Connolly's Ale," and later as "Our Boys (2)." A comparison with "Larry O'Gaff (1)" and "Larry O'Gaff (2)" (the O'Neill versions) has been posited, but the resemblance is superficial at best.
