The Yellow Cow

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The Yellow Cow is a four-part reel in D major, written in C| time. The tune contains about 18 bars and spans from D3 to B4. The words are from CRE II, 259 (Micho Russell) See also #795

ABC notation for The Yellow Cow

A2GE FD~D2 | EFGD EFGE | A2GE FD~D2 | EFGE A4 :|
|: ~A3B cdeg | fdec dcAB | cAAB cdeg |1 fdec d2ec :|
2 fdec d4 ||
P:variations
|: A2GE FDDF | EG~G2 EG~G2 | AFGE FEDF | EFGE A4 :|
|: cAAB cdeg | ~f2ef dcAG | EAAB cdeg |1 fdec d2ed :|
2 fdec d4 ||
W:Is trua gan peata 'n mhaoir agam (3 times)
W:'S na caoire beaga b\'ana.
W: Is \'o goirim, goirim th\'u,
W: Is gr\'a mo chro\'i gan cheilg th\'u,
W: Is \'o goirim, goirim th\'u,
W: Is t\'u peata beag do mh\'athar.
W:I wish I had a bainbh\'in,
W:a bainbh\'in, a bainbh\'in,
W:I wish I had a bainbh\'in,
W:that would drink the pratie water.

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