Annotation:Thaugh Shay
X:1 T:Thaugh Shay M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 622) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G3A3|dBg dBG|c/d/ec dBG|F2G AFD| G3A3 |dBg fed|(e/f/a)f (f/g/a)f|ggg g2z:| |:G2g G2g|G2g dBG|F2A F2d|F2G AFD| G3A3|dBg fed|efg (f/g/af)|ggg g2z:|]
THAUGH SHAY. AKA and see "Splash'd Petticoat." English, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Researcher Conor Ward finds a cognate, nearly identical version as the country dance and jig "Splash'd Petticoat" published in London by both David Rutherford and John Johnson in the 1750's. The title may be a phonetic approximation of the Irish tá sé, suggests Fr. John Quinn, "meaning 'he is' or 'it is', depending on the context... Of course, it may be a complete coincidence."
