Annotation:Cow Boy's Rambles (The)
X:1 T:Cow Boy’s Rambles, The. Irish Jig M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:A.S. Bowman – “J.W. Pepper Collection of Five Hundred Reels, Jigs, B:etc.” (Phila., 1908, No. 66, p. 16) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F c3 {d}c3|{d}cBA GAB|c3 {d}c3|{d}cAG FED| CFG AGF|GAB cde|fag fdc|BAG F2z:| |:azf- gze-|fzc ABc|dgg g2f|efd c2c-| azf- gze-|fzc BAG|FED CEG|cde f2z:|]
COW BOY'S RAMBLES, THE. American, Jig (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is characterized as an "Irish Jig" (i.e. 6/8 time) in the J.W. Pepper collection, but this is only to differentiate the genre from the "straight jig", a duple time, reel-like piece popular in the late 19th century. There is nothing of Irishness in the character of the melody, nor is the tune meant to be masquerading as a jig from Ireland; the term "Irish Jig" only serves to clarify the meter.