Annotation:Give Us a Drink of Water (1)
X:1 T:Give Us a Drink of Water [1] M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig K:G D|GBd gdc BAG|BdB cAA A2B|GBd gdc BAG|BcA BGG G2:| d|g2g efg fed|g2g efg a2d|g2g bag fed|efg agf g2d| g2g efg fed| g2g efg a2a|bag agf ged|efg agf g2||
GIVE US A DRINK OF WATER [1] (Tabair duinn deoc uisge). AKA and see "Drown Drowth," "Jackson's Jig (5)," "Swaggering Jig (The)," "There is no Milk in the House." Irish, Slip Jig (9/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The earliest sound recording of the melody is from Irish-American piper Patrick J. 'Patsy' Touhey [1] (1865 - 1923), who recorded it on a home recording device prior to 1919, in a medley ("Maid on the Green (The)"/"Jackson's"/"A Drink Of Water").
A variant of the second strain of "Give us a drink of water [1]" can be heard set as a reel in the second strains of "Dunmore Fancy (The)" and "Sunny Banks (1)."