Annotation:Cease Kidding
X:1 T:Cease Kidding. Sand Jig M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Schottische B:A.S. Bowman – “J.W. Pepper Collection of Five Hundred Reels, Jigs, B:etc.” (Phila., 1908, No. 90, p. 21) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A A a2 f|e/c/A/F/ E2|EA2 A/B/|c/B/A/c/ B2| Aa2f|e/c/A/F/ E2|A/c/f- f/e/c/A/|B/A/B/c/ Az:| |:ed/c/ (B<e)|ec/B/ (A<e)|fd/c/ B/c/B/A/ |G/A/^A/B/ c/B/G/E/| A/G/A/B/ (c<e)|B/^A/B/c/ (d<f)|e/f/e/c/ A/B/A/F/|E/EB/ Az:|]
CEASE KIDDING. American, Sand Jig (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A 'sand jig' is a duple-time, syncopated dance tune akin to a schottische, meant as a vehicle for solo dancing. The term comes from the practice of sanding the floor to facilitate shuffling steps in a dance.
