Jennie Rocking the Cradle
A reel in the key of D
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||