Annotation:Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow (2)
X:1 T:Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow [2] M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 103 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin AB | c2e2c2 | B2d2B2 | A2 (G4 | G4) AB | c2e2c2 | B2d2B2 | (A6 | A4) AB | c2e2c2 | B2g2B2 | A2 (G4 | G4) e>d | c2B2A2 | E2^F2^G2 | (A6 | A4) || G2 | c3 de^f | g2e2c2 | B2 (G4 | G4) G2 | c3 de^f | {a}g2e2^g2 | (a6 | a4) ba | g3 fed | B2g2B2 | A2 (G4 | G4) ed | c3 BAG | E2^F2^G2 | (A6 | A4) ||
PRETTY GIRL MILKIN' HER COW [2] (An Cailin deas cruidte na m-Bo). AKA and see "Pretty Maid Milking the Cow (2)." Irish, Jig (6/8 time) or Slow Air (3/4 time). A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB: AABB (Corfield) The tune is rendered in 9/8 time in vol. 1 of Franck Roche's collection of Irish music (1912, where it appears as "Pretty Maid ..."). The air is very similar to "Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow (1)." Compare the melody with that of "Banks of Sullane."
