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The Irish Washerwoman

Sheet music and tabs for The Irish Washerwoman

Sheet Music for "The Irish Washerwoman"The Irish Washerwomanjig1212variations12Some verses set to this tune:1. When I was at home I was merry and frisky,My dad kept a pig and my mother sold whiskey.2. O'Reely is dead and O'Reilly don't know itO'Reilly is dead and O'Reely don't know itThey're both lying dead in the very same bedAnd neither one knows that the other one's dead.Transcription: id:hn-jig-2History:Bar 3 also played |cAA =FAA| or |cAA EAA| or |cAA DAA|
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The Irish Washerwoman is a four-part jig in G major, written in 6/8 time. The tune contains about 43 bars and spans from D3 to E16. Bar 3 also played |cAA =FAA| or |cAA EAA| or |cAA DAA|

ABC notation for The Irish Washerwoman

BGG DGG | BGB dcB | cAA FAA | cAc edc |
BGG DGG | BGB dcB | cBc Adc |1 BGG G2A :|
2 BGG Gef ||
|: gfg ~d3 | gdg bag | fef ~d3 | fdf agf |
egg dgg | cgg Bgg | cBc Adc |1 BGG Gef :|
2 BGG G2A ||
P:variations
|: ~B3 GDG | BGB dcB | cBc AFA | cAc edc |
BGG DGG | BGB dcB | cBc Adc |1 BGG Gdc :|
2 BGG G2d ||
gdB GBd | ~g3 bag | fdd Add | ~f3 agf |
egg dgg | cgg Bgg | cBc Adc | BGG G2g |
gdB GBd | ~g3 bag | ~f3 dAd | fdf agf |
efg bag | fge dcB | cBc ABc | def gdc ||
W:Some verses set to this tune:
W:1. When I was at home I was merry and frisky,
W:  My dad kept a pig and my mother sold whiskey.
W:
W:2. O'Reely is dead and O'Reilly don't know it
W:  O'Reilly is dead and O'Reely don't know it
W:  They're both lying dead in the very same bed
W:  And neither one knows that the other one's dead.