Annotation:O'Rafferty and His Bottle
X:1 T:O’Rafferty and His Bottle M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:A.S. Bowman – “J.W. Pepper Collection of Five Hundred Reels, Jigs, B:etc.” (Phila., 1908, No. 67, p. 16) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin D2G {A}G^FG|AGA B2d|g2d edc|dcB A2^F| D2G {A}G^FG|AGA Bdg|a2^f dcB|1 ABA G2z:|2 ABA G2|| |:D|^FAe d2c|Bdb a2g|a^fd edc|BcB A^FD| ^FAe d2c|Bdb a^fd|cBA dAB|1 GBd g2:|2 GBd g2z||
O'RAFFERTY AND HIS BOTTLE. American, Jig (6/8 time). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The 6/8 time jigs in the Pepper collection are all labelled "Irish Jig" to differentiate them from the "straight jig", a duple-time, lightly syncopated, dance tune like a reel. The Pepper 6/8 jigs are not from actual Irish sources, with a few exceptions, but are probably American journeyman compositions in the style. This one even has the stereotypical title of the alcoholic Irishman, but the melody has no hint of Irish character.
