Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on January 29th 2003 by Dow.
This tune has been added to 75 tunebooks.
Also known as 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.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
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 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