Annotation:So now my dear Johnny
X:1 T:So now my dear Johnny N:Transcribed from the singing of Mrs. Anastasia Corkery (Cambridge, N:Mass., 1930's; originally from County Cork, Ireland). M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:Bayard - Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife (1981, Appendix No. 38) N:Bayard indicated the 'F' natural notes were played a bit sharp. K:Ador c|B>AB G>AG|=FDE F2G|G=FD CB,C|DGA B2c| B>AB G>AG|=FDE F2g|G=FD CB,C|DGG G2|| D|G>Bd dBG|G>Bd d2B|c>dc BAG|=FAB c2 d/c/| B>AB G>AG|=FDE F2G|G=FD CB,C|DGG G2||
SO NOW MY DEAR JOHNNY. AKA and see "Tatter Jack Walsh" (An tAthair Jack Walsh). Irish, American; Air and Jig (6/8 time). USA, Massachusetts. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Bayard states the melody was well known as a vocal air (but not as a dance tune) in southwestern Pa., his primary collecting region. The title "So now my dear Johnny" derives from words set to the tune, the fragments of which Bayard's source gave as "So now, my dear Johnny, your cash is all out" and "So now, my dear Johnny, your coat is all torn."
