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Annotation:Miss Brown (1)
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X:1 T:Miss Brown [1] S:Carter Brothers and Son (Mississippi) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:GDad tuning D: F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/miss-brown Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G Bc|ddde d2Bc|dedB A2Bc|dedB cBA2| G2 GE D2:| (3DEF|GGAc BBAF|[GB][GB][G2B2][G2c2] [D2A2]-|[G2B2][GB][GB] [Gc][GB][GB][GA] |G2 GE D2:|]
MISS BROWN [1]. American, Reel (cut time). USA, Mississippi. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. See related tunes "Cotton Eyed Joe (2)" and "Cousin Sally Brown (2)." The Carter brothers sang this ditty to the tune:
Never get it up, never get it down,
Never get it up for old Miss Brown.
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