Annotation:I prefer my pea-flower
X:1 T:I prefer my pea-flower M:C L:1/8 Q:"With spirit" B:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909, No. 716) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D AB/c/ d2 ed/c/ d2|AB/c/de fdcB|AB =c2 dc/B/ c2| GA/B/ =cA GEFD|AB/c/ d2 ed/c/ d2|AB/c/ de fdcA| fded =cB c2|GA/B/ =cA GEFD||DG F2 DG F2| AB=cA GEFD|DG F2 DG F2|=cBcA GEED||
I PREFER MY PEA-FLOWER. Irish, Air (4/4 time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Compare with 'Ta na la' in my Ancient Irish Music and with 'It is not day,' p. 348, above" (Joyce). See also the melodically similar (although differently-metered) "Humors of Castleoliver."
