Jennie Rocking the Cradle
A reel in the key of D
Sheet music, mandolin tabs, banjo tabs, fiddle and accordion score for Jennie Rocking the Cradle
Also called "Jockey Layton", "Kack O'Lattan", "Jacky Latin" in older sources. Named after Jack Lattin (1710-1731), a gentleman fiddler and dancer, who on a summer's day danced eight miles from Morristown to Castle Browne and then dropped dead from exhaustion. This was said to have been because of a wager or challenge.
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X:1685
T:Jennie Rocking the Cradle
T:Jack Latten
T:Jack Lattin
R:reel
H:Also called "Jockey Layton", "Kack O'Lattan", "Jacky Latin" in older sources.
H:Named after Jack Lattin (1710-1731), a gentleman fiddler and dancer, who
H:on a summer's day danced eight miles from Morristown to Castle Browne and then
H:dropped dead from exhaustion. This was said to have been because of a wager or
H:challenge.
D:De Danann: Song for Ireland
Z:id:hn-reel-771
M:C|
K:D
DFFD ADFA|DFAF ABAF|DFFD ADFA|BEEF G2FE:|
|:DFAF BFAF|DFAF ABAF|DFAF BFAF|BEEF G2FE:|
DFAB =cBAF|DFAF ABAF|DFAB =cBAc|BEEF G2FE|
DFAB =cBAF|DFAF A2B^c|dBcA BGAF|GFEF G2FE||
|:D2df ecdB|AFdF ABAF|D2df ecdA|1 BEEF G2FE:|2 BEEF G3g||
|:fd~d2 Ad~d2|fd~d2 fgag|fd~d2 Ad~d2|1 eAce g2fe:|2 eAce ~g3e||
|:fdec dBAF|AFBF ~A3g|fdec dAFA|1 BEEF G2eg:|2 BEEF GABc||
|:dAFA DAFA|dAFA ^GABc|1 dAFA DAFA|BEEF G2Bc:|2 dBcA BGAF|GFEF G2FE||