Annotation:Masons Lardy
X:1 % T:Masons Lardy M:2/4 L:1/8 N:A version of "Mason's Apron" S: Seth Johnson – Woburn Fife Manuscript (c. 1807-40?, p. 1) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B/G/G/A/ G/A/G/E/|D/F/G/A/ B/A/A|c/A/A/B/ A/B/A/G/|c/B/c/d/ e/f/g| B/G/G/A/ G/A/G/E/|D/F/G/A/ B/A/A|c/B/c/d/ e/f/g|c/B/c/d/ e/f/g:| |:B/G/d/d/ e/d/d/d/|B/c/d/d/ c/B/A/G/|c/e/e/e/ a/e/e/e/|B/c/d/d/ c/B/A/G/| B/G/d/d/ e/d/d/d/|B/c/d/d/ c/B/A/G/|c/B/c/d/ e/f/g|c/B/c/d/ e/f/g:|]
MASONS LARDY. American, Reel (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody, a distanced version of the tune well-known under the title "Mason's Apron" is contained in the Woburn (Mass.) Fife Manuscript, a ms. collection inscribed with the the name Seth Johnson and "Woburn. April 20th day, 1807. I Bought this Book, 5:3." Entries are thought to have been made between 1807 and as late as 1840. The title could refer to a 'lardy-cake', a baked item containing lard, or it could be a reference to a mason's weight (lardy=colloquial for fat, derogatory).