Annotation:Tip Toe Pretty Betty Martin

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X:1 T:Tip Toe, Pretty Betty Martin M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Ford – Traditional Music in America (1940) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A AA A,/C/E/C/|DF E2|FD/F/ EC/A,/|DF E2|AA A,C/E/C/| DF E2|A/A/A/A/ c/A/B/A/|EG A2::e/f/e/d/ cd|ea cd| e/f/e/d/ cA|.B.E A2|e/f/e/d/ cd|ea cd|g/f/e/d/ cA|.B.E A2:|



TIP TOE, PRETTY BETTY MARTIN. AKA and see "Betty Martin," "Hey Betty Martin," "High Betty Martin," "I Betty Martin," "Pretty Betty Martin," "Tip Toe Fine," "Very Pretty Martin." American, Reel (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. A member of a large and widespread 19th century dance tune and song family with numerous variants of both title and melody, known also as a former play-party and playground song. Various sets of words attached to the tune have led to a variety of titles for it.

Pretty Betty Martin, tip toe, tip toe, Pretty Betty Martin, tip toe fine.

See also the related "Fire on the Mountain (1)," "Granny Will Your Dog Bite? (1)," Hog Eye (1)," "Old Mother Gofour."


Additional notes



Printed sources : - Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 58.






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