Annotation:Alice the Joy of My Heart
X:1 T:Alice, the Joy of My Heart M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:A.S. Bowman – “J.W. Pepper Collection of Five Hundred Reels, Jigs, B:etc.” (Phila., 1908, No. 74, p. 17) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D F3 Bcd|cB^A Bcd|e2-d c2d|e2-d c2^A| F3 Bcd|cB^A Bcd|e2-d ceg|fcd B2z:| |:E2-F D2-E|CDE DCB,|G2-A F2-G|EFG FED| Bde f2-d|e2-c d2-B|c2^A F2G|F2G F2G:|]
ALICE, THE JOY OF MY HEART. American, Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is characterized as an "Irish Jig" (i.e. 6/8 time) in the J.W. Pepper collection, but this is only to differentiate the genre from the "straight jig", a duple time, reel-like piece popular in the late 19th century. There is nothing of Irishness in the character of the melody, nor is the tune meant to be masquerading as a jig from Ireland; the term "Irish Jig" only serves to clarify the meter.
