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Annotation:Hell Amongst the Yearlings (2)
X:1 T:Hell among the Yearlings [2] N:Transcribed from the playing of Eck Robertson (Texas) by Tom Sauber M:2/4 L:1/8 D:County 202, "Eck Robertson: Famous Cowboy Fiddler" (1963) B:Old Time Herald, Fall 1992 (p. 32) K:Ador [A2A2]-|:[AA][AA] [A,E](A,/B,/)|C/E/D/(C/ A,/B,/)(A,/G,/)|(A,/B,/)C/D/ E/F/G/E/|(D/C/)B,/C/ D[AA]-| [AA][AA] [A,E](A,/B,/)|C/E/D/(C/ [A,E]){A}B-|B/([e/e/][e/e/][[e/f/]) e(d/A/)|^c/A/B/(F/ [A2A2]):| K:Amix [ee]>[ee]- [ee][ce]-|[c/e/]([e/e/][e/e/][e/f/]) [ee]>(c|B/A/)(B/c/) d/c/B/A/|B/c/d/e/ (d/c/)(B/A/)| {B}[ee]>([ee] [e/e/][e/f/])[e/e/]d/|B/([e/e/][e/e/][e/f/]) [ee]f|{f}(g/f/)e/(d/ B/)G/A/G/|E/[A/A/]-[AA] [AA]>(A| A/c/)e/f/ e/c/B/A/|c/A/e/f/ (e/c/)(A/c/)|(B/A/B/)(c/ d/c/)B/A/|B/c/d/e/ (d/c/)(B/A/)| (B/[ee])([e/e/]| e/f/)e/d/|B/([e/e/][e/e/][e/f/]) [ee]f|{f}(g/f/)e/(d/ B/)G/A/G/|E/([A/A/][A/A/][A/B/]) [A2A2]||
HELL AMONG THE YEARLINGS [2]. American Reel (2/4 time). USA, Texas. A Minor/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Hell among the Yearlings [2]" is not related to "Hell Amongst the Yearlings (1)", but rather is a variation of "Cattle in the Cane (1)." Texas fiddler Eck Robertson (1887-1975, Borger, Texas), recorded by Mike Seegar in 1963, called the tune "Hell Among the Yearlings", although this may be a confusion of titles with one of the alternate names of "Cattle in the Cane" (of which this is a version). This latter tune is also called "Yearlings in the Canebrake", and perhaps the word 'yearlings' was retained in memory, but was recalled in the wrong title.
