Annotation:Susan Lick the Ladle
X:1 T:Susan Lick the Ladle S:fiddler Frank Lowry (Juniata County, southwestern Pa., 1944) B:Bayard - Dance to the Fiddle March to the Fife (1981, No. 261A) M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Reel K:G D2|:D>GG>G B2 d>d|e>dB>G A>GE>G|D>EG>A B>dd>B|A>BA>F G2G2:| |:{B}d2- d/g/g/g/ g2d2|e>aa>b a>ge>d|B>de>f g>fe>d|B>GA>F G2-G2:|
SUSAN LICK THE LADLE. AKA and see "Darkey Under the Woodpile", "O Little Girl what Makes You Look so Clever," "Girl that Looks so Clever O!". American, Reel (4/4 time). USA, southwestern Pa. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Bayard was convinced of the tunes apparent 'Scottishness' but was unable to trace the melody to old country collections. He does note "some faint general likeness" to the British "Irish Hautboy (The)". The title compares with the Scottish tune name "Lick the Ladle, Sandy", but there is no musical resemblance.
