Annotation:Greatest Diversion under the Sun
X:1 T:Greatest Diversion under the Sun M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs (1841, No. 56, p. 28) N:"The greatest diversion under the sun is to sit by the fire till the 'praties' are done" (early 19th century Irish saying). N:sometimes appears as "sweetest diversion" or "finest diversion" Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d|(g>ag) (g<d).e|(=f>gf) .e2 (g/e/)|(e/d/c/B/A/G/) (G{AGFG}B).d|(e<g).g {fga}g2d| (g{b}a>g) (g<d).e|(=f{gfef}ag) e2{e}(g/>e/)|(e/d/){d}(c/B/){B}(A/G/) (GB).d|(e<g).g {ba}g2|| (a/>b/)|.c'.c'.c' (cb) (c/>b/)|aa{ba^ga}(b/>a/) (=ge) {a}(g/>f/)|(e/d/c/B/){B}(A/G/) G{AGFG}B.d|.c'(b/a/)(g/f/) .g2 (a/>b/)| .c'.c' (e'/>d'/)(c'b) (c'/>b/)|aa{ba^ga}(b/>a/) (gf) (g/>e/)|(e/d/c/B/) {B}(A/G/) (G{AGFG}B).d|(e<g).g {fga}g2||
GREATEST DIVERSION UNDER THE SUN, THE. AKA and see "Go de sin den té sin." Irish, Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Fr. John Quinn finds "Greatest Diversion under the Sun" to be a cognate version of the air Canon James Goodman collected as "Go de sin den té sin."
