Annotation:'Tis the whiskey that makes life's cares lie light on me
X:1 T:'Tis the whiskey that makes life's cares lie light on me M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:P.W. Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909, No. 547) N:The tune was obtained from professional fiddler Hugh O'Beirne by collector N:William Forde (c. 1795-1860). Joyce got it from Forde's manuscripts. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C c2|B2G2G2|c4 cd|e2d2e2|cB G2 cd|e2d2e2|c4 GB|c2 G2 gF|EC C2|| E2|C3DEC|D2C2c2|AG F2E2|D2C2A,2|C2D2 EC|D2C2c2|AG F2 GF|EC C2||
'TIS THE WHISKEY THAT MAKES LIFE'S CARES LIE LIGHT ON ME. Irish, Air (3/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Irish collector P.W. Joyce obtained the tune from an earlier collector, County Cork musician and antiquarian William Forde (c. 1795-1850).
