Annotation:Lamplighter (2)
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X:1 T:Lamplighter [2] M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Retreat N:Lively S:Bruce & Emmett's Drummers & Fifers Guide (1862) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D e | A=ce efd edB | A^ce edB d3 | A^ce efd edB | Bg=c BAG A2A | A=ce efd edB | A^ce edB d3 | A=ce efd edB | Bg=c BAG A2 || d | efg agf g<ed | efg agf g2d | efg agf g<ed | BAG GAB d2e | efg agf g<ed | efg agf g2d | efg agf g<ed | BAG GAB d2 ||
LAMPLIGHTER [2]. American, Retreat March (9/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune was played as a Retreat in the army during the American Civil War (retreat does not mean a withdraw in face of the enemy, but rather the end of the day's assigned duties with the coming of dusk).