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DANCE ALL NIGHT WITH A GAL WITH A HOLE IN HER STOCKING. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune is based on a merger of the "Jenny Lind Polka" with "Buffalo Gals." Source Jim Herd, from Washington State, was raised in the southern Missouri Ozark Mountains and learned many tunes from his family (who had migrated from Tennessee to Missouri in the early 20th century).

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Recorded sources: Rounder Heritage Series 2266-22593-3, Jim Herd (et al) – "The Art of Traditional Fiddle" (2001).




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