The Leg Of The Duck
jig
Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on January 29th 2003 by Dr. Dow.
This tune has been added to 93 tunebooks.
Also known as Conroy's, Jack Coen's, Jack Cohen's, Jackie Daly's, Jim Conroy's, Larry The Beer Drinker, Larry The Beerdrinker, Leg Of A Duck, The Leg Of A Duck, Leg Of The Duck, Leis Lacha, Paddy "Go Easy, Péarla An Iarthair, Pride Of The West.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
- A Flick Of The Wrist by Brendan Larrissey
- A Touch Of Clare by Kitty Hayes
- Ah, Surely! by Eddie Cahill
- An Bodhran: The Irish Drum by Colm Murphy
- An Toilean Aerach by Johnny Connolly
- Anything Strange? by Ditte Fromseier Mortensen
- Beauty An Oileáin: Music And Song Of The Blasket Islands by Various Artists
- Beeswax Sheepskin by Beeswax Sheepskin
- Beo: Live At Madden’s by Various Artists
- Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
- Bráithre An Óil by Monks Of The Screw
- Camp House Ballads by Jimmy Crowley
- Celtic Dream by Oisin
- Comb Your Hair And Curl It by Catherine McEvoy, CaoimhÃn Ó Raghallaigh, MÃcheál Ó Raghallaigh
- Cosa Gan Bhroga by Eithne Ni Uallachain, Gerry O'Connor And Desi Wilkinson
- Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 10 by Matt Cunningham
- Dance Of The Celts: A Narada Collection by Various Artists
- Dawn by Andrew MacNamara
- Dawn In The Hills Of Ireland by Marty O'Keefe
- Deireadh An Fhómhair - End Of The Harvest by Declan Masterson
- Dorney Rock by Kevin Macleod
- Dragon Reels by Roger Landes
- Ego Trip by MacDara Ó Raghallaigh
- Flagstone Memories by Andrew Mac Namara, Orla Harrington And Jim Higgins
- Flute Tunes by Peter Woodley
- Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
- Grove Lane by Joe Derrane
- House Sessions by Brenda Stubbert
- I Have Waited For Many A Night And Day by Celtic Tradition
- If We Don't Help Them Now by Pol Mac Adaim
- Lan Dochais by Mayo Roscommon Hospice Support Group, Newport
- Leitrim's Hidden Treasure by McNamara Family
- Lucky In Love by Charlie Lennon And Mick O'Connor
- Melodeon by John Gannon
- Morga by Morga
- Music At The House by Brendan Bulger, Marty Fahey And Kathleen Gavin
- Old Irish Melodeon Masterpieces by Alan Morrisroe
- Paddy And Bridget And Their Great Friends 2 by Various Artists
- Pride Of The West by John Wynne And John McEvoy
- Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
- Shady Woods by Tommy Martin
- Southerly Breeze by Various Artists
- Sporting Nell by Tommy McCarthy
- The Branch Line by Jack And Charlie Coen
- The Leg Of The Duck by Joe Burke, Michael Cooney And Noreen Donoghue
- The Long Hard Road by Tom McElvogue And Paddy Kerr
- The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
- The Mulcahy Family by The Mulcahy Family
- The Old Fireside Music by Mike And Mary Rafferty
- Traditional Fiddle Music Of Cape Breton Volume 2: The Rovers Return by Various Artists
- Traditional Irish Dance Music by All Star Ceilidhe Band
- Traditional Irish Dance Music: All Star Ceili Band by Joe Derrane
- Traditional Music From Cape Breton Island by Natalie And Buddy MacMaster
- Unheard by Eddie Clarke
- Untitled by Liam O'Flynn
- Young Irish Musicians Weekend Vol. 1 by James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Tommy Martin, Daithi Sproule, Fintan Vallely
X: 1
T: Leg Of The Duck, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
DGG GAG|FEF Ddc|~B3 GBd|cAG FEF|
DGG GAG|FEF DBc|ded cAF|AGF G3:|
|:dgg def|dgg cBc|dgg def|GFG ABc|
def ~g3|agf g2e|fed cAF|AGF G3:|
There's another tune that sometimes gets called "Leg Of The Duck" on this database, aka "Daniel Of The Sun". Actually it goes quite nicely with this one - you could have a set with a duck theme.
According to Norbeck, the lyrics to the original song are:
I gave it to Kitty because she was pretty,
The leg of the duck, the leg of the duck.
I gave it to Molly because she was jolly,
The leg of the duck, the leg of the duck.
I gave it to Nelly to stick in her belly
The leg of the duck, the leg of the duck.
She has it, she's got it, wherever she put it,
The leg of the duck, the leg of the duck.
If you wanted to add more verses it looks like it would be pretty easy to do. You could even make up rude ones. I could elaborate but I think I might offend the American contingent with my foul language!
# Posted on January 29th 2003 by Dr. Dow
"Daniel of the Sun" ~ "The Leg of the Duck"
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on January 10th 2003 by slainte.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1317
# Posted on December 9th 2005 by ceolachan
"The Leg of the Duck" / "Thady You Gander" ~ as previous
Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on November 5th 2002 by abwilson.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1109
# Posted on December 9th 2005 by ceolachan
Is this one really the one on Roger Landes' Dragon Reels?
I've listened to both and they sound quite different to me... plus the one on Roger Landes' CD is a three part Jig, and this one is two parts
# Posted on December 14th 2006 by morenoa0922
O'Neill's
This tune can be found in O'Neill's Music of Ireland -- # 1108 as Paddy "Go Easy".
# Posted on October 16th 2010 by rgriffiths