Annotation:Take Her away down to the Quay
X:1 T:Take her away down to the Quay, We don't want her at all today B:Green and Gold, Steve MacDonogh, Brandon, 1983 N:a Dingle Wren tune N:transposed from Eb Z:Transcribed by Paul de Grae M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G DG B2|cA B2|BA/G/ FG|AG FE|DG B2|cA B2|BA/G/ FG|AG G2:| d2 Bd|ec d2|BA/G/ FG|AG ED|d2 Bd|ec d2|BA/G/ FG|AG G2| d2 Bd|ec d2|BA/G/ FG|AG FE|DG B2|cA B2|BA/G/ FG|AG G2||
TAKE HER AWAY DOWN TO THE QUAY, WE DON’T WANT HER AT ALL TODAY. AKA and see "I'll Tell Me Ma," "My Auntie Jean." Irish, Polka or March (2/4 time). E Flat Major (MacDonogh). AAB. The tune was played as part of the Dingle Wren tradition by a fife and drum band. It was transcribed by Steve MacDonogh in his book Green and Gold (1983) that used the 1982 Wren event as an opportunity to explore historic and folklore background of the tradition.
The first strain of the melody is shared with "I'll Tell Me Ma."
