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Annotation:Croppies' March
X:1 T:Croppies' March, The M:4/4 L:1/8 S:Patsy Touhey Z:Paul Kinder R:March K:D B|A3 B A2 F2|A2 B2 d3 e|f2 a2 e2 f2|d2 B2 BcdB| A3 B A2 F2|A2 B2 d3 e|f2 a2 e2 f2|d4 d3:|| |:e|f2 a2 a3 f|g2 b2 b2 g2|f2 a2 e2 f2|d2 B2 B2 d2| f2 a2 a3 f|g2 b2 b3 c'|d'2 c'2 c'2 a2|b4 b3 a| f2 a2 a2 f2|g2 b2 b2 g2|f2 a2 e2 f2|d2 B2 BcdB| A3 B A2 F2|A2 B2 d3 e|f2 a2 e2 f2|d4 d3:||
CROPPIES' MARCH. AKA and see "Banks of Inverness," "Croppy's Retreat (The)," "Freedom for Ireland," "Heather on the Hill (1)," "Ireland Forever!," "Lark's Nest." Irish, March (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. O'Neill (1922) notes: The term 'Croppy' grew from the custom of the English and Scotch reformers in 1795, who cut their hair short. The same custom was adopted by the reformers in Ireland; and hence all those who wore their hair short were denominated 'Croppies', and were the marked objects of government vengeance. In truth, clipped hair constituted secondary evidence of treason, and was sufficient to cause the arrest and ill treatment of any person daring enough to adopt it." See also tune as part of "Walls of Limerick," "Seige of Ennis."
