Old Man Rocking the Cradle (The)

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Theme code Index	3434 3443
Also known as	Rocking the the Baby to Sleep, Rocking a baby that's none of my own
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	ABC
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody
Tune and/or Page number	No. 4
Year of publication/Date of MS	1922
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Old Man Rocking the Cradle (The): Annotations

X:1 T:The Old Man Rocking the Cradle B:Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody, F. O'Neill, no. 4 S:Rice-Walsh Mss. N:arranged for piano in O'Neill; melody only shown here N:slow Z:Transcribed by Paul de Grae M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D FAA GAA|FAA GFD|FAA GAA|GFD FED| FAA GAA|FAA GFE|DD/E/F/D/ EAG|EDD EDD|| dFF AFF|dFF GFD|dFF AFF|GFD FED| dFF AFF|dFF GFD|DD/E/F/D/ EAG|EDD EDD|| faa gaa|faa gfd|faa gaa|gfd fed| faa gaa|faa gfd|dd/e/f/d/ eag|edd edd|]

X:1 T:Old Man Rocking the Cradle, The M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:"Lullaby" B:Batt Scanlon - "The Violin made Easy and Attractive" (San B:Francisco, 1923, p. 31 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G (G>A)|(B2B2B2)|(c2d2d2)|(B2B2 GB)|(A2 {BA}G3A)|(B2B2B2)|(cAd3c)|(A2"1"G2)"1"G2|1"1"G4:| |:"1"G6||:("3"=f2"3"f2"3"f2)|("2"e2"2"e2"2"e2)|("1"d2"4"g2B2)|(A2{BA}G2)z2|("3"=f2"3"f2"3"f2)|("2"e2"2"e2"2"e2)|("1"d2"4"g3a)|!fermata!(g2 (3agf dc)| (B2B2B2)|(c2d2d2)|(B2B2 GB)|(A2d2d2)|(B2B2B2)|(cA d3c)|(A2"1"G2)"1"G2|"1"G6:|]

Old Man Rocking the Cradle (The): Annotations