Annotation:Father Tom's Wager
X:1 T:The Frog in the Well T:Father Tom's Wager M:6/8 L:1/8 R:jig D:Rose Murphy, "Milltown Lass", Ossian OSS-21, track 3(b) K:G B/c/|dge dBG|AEF GDB,|G,B,D GAB|cBc ABc| dge dBG|AEF GDB,|G,B,D GAB|cAF G2:| |:A|Bdg bag|fed cAF|DGG FAA|GBB ABc|Bdg bag| |1fed cAF|DGG FGA|BGG G2:|[2fed cAB|cec BdB|cAF G3||
FATHER TOM'S WAGER (Geall an t-Atar Tomais). AKA and see "Close to the Floor (1)," "Frog in the Well (1) (The)," "Silver Tip (4) (The)." Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (c. 1880's) as "Close to the Floor (1)." As "The Frog in the Well" it was recorded on a 78RPM in America by Francis Cashen and Tom Cawley in 1929. As "Father Tom's Wager" the tune was popular among New York musicians in the mid-20th century (it was recorded by the Coen brothers, and by fiddler Andy McGann).
