Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on May 18th 2004 by Johannes J.
This tune has been added to 7 tunebooks.
Also known as My Wife's A Wanton Wee Thing, My Wife's A Winsome Wee Thing.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Off To Puck Fair
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
f/e/|: d2 A (3 Bcd A|dcd A2 B|=cdc GEG|=cdc Afe|
d2 A (3 Bcd A|dcd ABG|FDF ECE|1 D3 D2 f/e/:|2 D3 D2 F/G/||
|:ABA FDF|ABA FDF|G=cG E=CE|G=cG E=CE|
ABA FDF|ABA A2 g|fed cfe|1 d3 d2 F/G/:|2 d3 d2 e||
|: f2 d A2 F|ABF Ade|fg^g afd|(3 efg f ede|
f2 d A2 F|ABA A2 g|fed cfe|1 d3 d2 e:|2 d3 d2 F/G/||
|:A (3FED DFA|BGE Ee/f/g/a/|bge efd|cde A2 a|
d'af dAF|GAB Eag|fed cfe|d3 d2 F/G/:|
|:ABA ABc|d2 A FDF|F2 G EDE|B2 A F2 G|
ABA ABc|dfd AFD|GBA GFE|1 D3 D2 F/G/:|2 D3 D2 e||
|:f2 d AFA|f2 d Afa|g2 f e2 d|(3 cde c AFA|
f2 d AFA|f2 d AFA|Bgf edc|1 d3 d2 e:|2 d3 d3||
A mandolin delight
I've always thought that this tune sounds especially nice on the mandolin after hearing Mick Moloney's version on "Strings Attached". It's always been one of my favourites and I actually got around to learning the whole six parts a couple of years ago.
John
# Posted on May 18th 2004 by Johannes J
Extra triplets
I usually put in a few extra triplets depending on my mood, usually in the last bars of each of the parts.
# Posted on May 18th 2004 by Johannes J
Oops
I made a small "boo boo" and forget to enter the repeat ":|" in parts 3 and 6. I've now amended the ABC and this is correct. However, please take this into account if playing from the sheet music or midi.
John
# Posted on May 19th 2004 by Johannes J
Off To Puck Fair
I agree, John - Mick's playing of this is cracking. I've never heard of it elsewhere, and although the basis of the thing is the old Scots jig "My Wife's a Wanton Wee Thing", OTPF takes it to uncharted places. A pure delight!
# Posted on August 28th 2007 by nigelg