Annotation:Johnny When You Die (2)
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JOHNNY WHEN YOU DIE [2]. AKA and see "Keel Row (The)," "Lady Handwick's Reel." Irish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The words to "Johnny When You Die" are sung to this melody as well. O'Neill (1922) remarks: "The (tune) is a variant of 'Weel may the Keel Row', a North of England song tune. It is not listed in Glen's "Analytical Table of Old Scotch Dance Tunes". As 'Jenny's Frolics' it appears in vol. 2 Paul Alday's A Pocket Volume of Airs, Duets, Songs, Marches etc., Dublin c. 1800."
Johnny was a country boy, who loved to play the fiddle O
Underneath his oxter, from house to house did go.
Johnny when you die will you leave to me the fiddle o,
Johnny when you die will you leave to me the bow,
Johnny when you die will you leave to me the bow.
He entertained the boys and girls who lived down in the village o,
Played for them the lively tunes they danced to long ago.
'Take your partners to the floor, step it out in twos and fours,
Johnny's going to play on his fiddle and his bow.
