Jenny Will You Marry Me?

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on September 17th 2003 by Northcregg.

This tune has been added to 61 tunebooks.

Also known as Bonnie Lass Come O'er The Burn, Bonnie Lass Come Ower The Burn, Braes Of Maar, The Braes Of Maar, Braes Of Mar, The Braes Of Mar, Braes Of Marr, The Braes Of Marr, The Devil's Highland Fling, Jenny Will You Marry Me, Jenny, Will You Marry Me?, Johnny Will You Marry Me, Johnny Will You Marry Me?, Love Will You Marry Me, Love Won't You Marry Me, Love Won't You Marry Me?, Love, Will You Marry Me?, Some Say The Devil Is Dead.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Date With The Gallowglass Ceili Band by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
An Irish Delight by Flanagan Brothers
Ballinasloe Fair: Early Irish Music In America by Various Artists
Brock McGuire Band by Brock McGuire Band
Celtic Reflections by Claddagh
Crystal Clear by Jerry Holland
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 3 CD Version by Matt Cunningham
Farewell To Ireland CD 1 (of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
Fiona's Folly by Mickie Zekley And Elizabeth Clark
Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
Geantrai - Live Session Recordings From The TV Series by Various Artists
In Good Company - The Very Best Of by Kevin Burke
Irish Accordion by Timmy Cronin
Live At Winkles by The Lahawns
Melodeon by John Gannon
Night Visions by Orealis
Past Masters Of Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
Portland by Kevin Burke And Mícheál O'Domhnaill
The Gathering by Various Artists
The Little Country by Charles De Lint
The Piper's Broken Finger by Boys Of The Lough
The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol. 1 by Various Artists

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Some Say the Devil is Dead

also known as a song
Was song i.e. by the Wolfetones

Chorus:
Some say the devil is dead, the devil is dead, the devil is dead,
Some say the devil is dead, and buried in Killarney.
More say he rose again, more say he rose again,
More say he rose again, and joined the British Army.

Feed the pigs and milk the cow, and milk the cow, and milk the cow,
Feed the pigs and milk the cow, and early in the morning.
Cock your leg, oh Paddy dear, Paddy dear I'm over here,
Cock your leg, oh Paddy dear, It's time to stop your yawning.

Chorus

Katie she is tall and thin, she's tall and thin, and tall and thin,
Katie she is tall and thin, and likes her drops of brandy.
Drinks it in the bed each night, drinks it in the bed each night,
Drinks it in the bed each night, it makes her nice and randy.

Chorus

The wife she has the hairy thing, a hairy thing, a hairy thing,
The wife she has the hairy thing, she showed it to me on Sunday.
She bought it in the furrier's shop, bought it in the furrier's shop.
She bought it in the furrier's shop, it's going back on Monday.

# Posted on September 17th 2003 by swisspiper

I'm not sure, but is there a crossed line in these comments?
Trevor

# Posted on September 18th 2003 by lazyhound

Please ignore my last post; I hadn't realised there was an alternative name for this tune.
Trevor

# Posted on September 18th 2003 by lazyhound

I learned this years ago from Kevin Burke's playing on the Portland album. I like the differences between the G and A settings--different places to fit rolls and triplets in, different notes to emphasize. In the 7th bar of the B part, Burke uses a long downhill slide on that f2--a trademark of his in certain tunes (reminds me of the downhill slide he usually does on the B2 in the B part of Silver Spear).

T:Some Say the Devil's Dead
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A
|: E2 EF ABcB | A~F3 dFAF | ~E3F ABcf |1 efec (3BcB AF :|2 efec (3BcB A2 ||
| e2 ed cd e2 | ef{a}fe fgaf | efed cdec | ABcA B2 Ac |
| e2 ed cd e2 | ef{a}fe fgaf | e~a3 f2 ec | ABcA (3BcB AF ||

# Posted on September 19th 2003 by Will CPT

sounds like
love will you marry me
on de danann�s selectet jigs + reels

# Posted on September 19th 2003 by Kurt Franke

This is a version of a Scots Strathspey, The Braes of Mar, a 4-part version of which is popular among Cape Breton Fiddlers.

A 2-part setting much like that posted here is found as a Highland in the Donegal repertoire.

# Posted on September 23rd 2003 by granama

I learned this tune from Groianna Hambly, a great harpist. Its a lively dance tune danced in pairs sort of like Shew the Donkey. The name its most commonly known under is Johnny Will You Marry Me. What ever you call it, its a great tune! It can also be heard on The Chieftains album Another Country.

# Posted on May 1st 2004 by Harper_Lad

John Skelton

I learned this tune from John Skelton just over a month ago... a nice Fling, or Strathspey, to get technical ~ If it's played fast enough it is a really nice tune for many of the Highland dances.

# Posted on December 5th 2003 by Oranaiche

HIGHLAND - FLING - HIGHLAND FLING = 16 bars and with a 'skip'

Damned there seems to be a lot of these scattered about under either 'hornpipes' or 'reels' and little idea of their origin or motivation... This would be closer to the bone categorized under 'barndance', but they deserve a category of their own...

# Posted on July 30th 2004 by ceolachan

CAPS - an unfortunate slip

There is an apology if you click on my name. My ignorance is accepted in falling into the use of capitals in the heading above, and sounding so damned self-righteous. I like Highlands and other of the minority tune forms used in Irish traditions, including the accompanying dances. They have tended to survive as single reels, and they make damned nice ones too. I'd rather this than a decent melody went into oblivion.

The use of CAPITALS wasn't as I've been told, to SHOUT, but was an attempt with three such tunes to find some way to search on site and have 'HIGHLAND FLINGS' show under that collective heading. A number of tunes have 'highland' or 'fling' in the title, but there are a slew that do not and that have been gathered under their alternate uses or interpretations, as 'single reels' for example. This particular tune is one of the most popular of the old highland flings. But hey, a good tune is sometimes dual voltage, or multi, and can work in more forms than it originates in. Best it be enjoyed than lost or fought over...

# Posted on July 31st 2004 by ceolachan

Love, Won't You Marry Me?

# Posted on June 21st 2005 by ceolachan

Alternate takes on the lead in to the B-part:
|: G>B |
|: (3GAB |
& the A-part, of course, since we're doing this:
|: (3GFE |

# Posted on June 21st 2005 by ceolachan

"Some Say the Devil is Dead" ~ also played in D Major:

Check out this near relative, or mutant, and also the comments for the tune:

"Gorman's" ~ reel / highland fling
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on March 22nd 2003 by Dow.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1540

# Posted on March 27th 2006 by ceolachan