Annotation:Molly Put the Kettle On (3)
X:1 T:Molly Put the Kettle On [3] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 616 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A Minor cded cAAc|Bcdc BG G2|ceed cBAG|EDE^G A2A2| cded cAAc|Bcdc BG G2|cBcA B2 AG|EDE^G A2A2|| cde^f g2 fg|aged cA A2|cde^f g2 fg|age^g a2a2| cde^f g2 fg|aged cA A2|cded cAAG|EDE^G A2A2||
MOLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON [3] (A Maire cuir sios an coire). Irish, Reel. A Dorian/G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). "Molly put the Kettle on [3]" is one of the variants of "Colonel McBain's." The melody was used for a well-known country dance and nursery song in the 18th century; the rhyme is still found in Mother Goose collections. See notes for "Annotation:Polly Put the Kettle On" and the related "Annotation:Jenny's Bawbee."
