Three Jolly Sheepskins (2)

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 Theme code Index    3142 3125L
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English, Morris
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Polka
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    ENGLAND(North East)
 Structure    AABB, ABA'B
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Cecil Sharp
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Sword Dances of Northern England Book II
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 5
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1912
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Three Jolly Sheepskins [2] M:C| L:1/8 R:Sword Dance Tune N:This was the tune used by Cecil Sharp for the 3rd Figure N:of the sword dance from Sleights, England. B:Cecil Sharp – Sword Dances of Northern England Book II (1912, p. 5). Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A c3B A2c2|d2 dc B4|c3B A2c2|B2G2 EGAB| c3B A2c2|d2 dc B4|c4 B3G|A2 A2 A4|| e2-a2 e2-a2|g2-f2 g2-f2|e2-a2 e2-a2|.g2.a2 [d4b4]| e2-a2 e2-a2|g2-f2 g2-f2|[A4e4] [e3c'3][db]|[c2a2][d2b2][c4a4]|| c3BA2c2|d2 dc B4|c3B A2c2|B2G2 EGAB| c3BA2c2|d2 dc B4|c4 B3G|A2A2 [C4A4]|| e2-a2 e2-a2|g2-f2 g2-f2|e2-a2 e2-a2|.g2.a2 [d4b4]| e2-a2 e2-a2|g2-f2 g2-f2|[A4e4] [e3c'3’[db]|[c2a2][d2b2][c4a4]||


X:1 T:Sheepskins [2] M:4/4 L:1/8 S:John Locke (1909) K:A c3BA2c2 | d2 dc B4 | c3B A2c2 | B2G2 EGAB | c3B A2c2 | d2 dc B4 | c4 B3G | A2A2 A4 || e2a2e2a2 | g2f2g2f2 | e2a2e2a2 |g2a2b4 | e2a2e2a2 | g2f2g2f2 | e4 c’3b | a2b2 a4 ||


X: 1 T:Three Jolly Sheepskins (2) M:2/4 L:1/8 K:F A>G FA|BB/A/ GB|A>G FA|GE C/D/F/G/| A>G FA|BB/A/ GB|AF GE|FAF2:| |:cf/f/ cf|ed ed|cf/f/ cf|efg2| cf/f/ cf|ed ed|c2a>g|fgf2:|