Annotation:Gather Up the Money
X:1 T:Gather Up the Money M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Petrie - Ancient Music of Ireland, vol. 2 (1855, p. 1) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:E a|(g>f).e (dB).A|(Be).e e2a|(gf).e (dB).A|(GE).E E2a| (gf).e (dB).A|(Be).e (fg).a|(gf).e (dB).A|(GE).E E2|| (E/F/)|(GA)(B/c/) (=dB).B|(cB).A (GE)(E/F/)|(GA)(B/c/) (=dB).A|(GE).E E2 (E/F/)| (GA)(B/c/) (=eB).B|(ed).e (fg).a|(gf).e (dB).A|(GE).E E2||
GATHER UP THE MONEY. Irish, Jig (6/8 time). E Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Petrie noted that the jig was a version of the vocal air "Paisdin Fionn," and was played by pipers and fiddlers in Munster "when they desire, through its name, to convey a significant hint to the dancers to their music that they think it time to receive some pecuniary reward for their services." It was also played, explains Petrie, as a petticotee movement,--an old dance that was once fashionable in Ireland, usually performed directly after the stately movement of the minuet.
