Form: Jig
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Sheet Music in PDF: The Priest In His Boots
ABC:
X: 1
T: Priest In His Boots, The
Z: Alancorsini
S: https://thesession.org/tunes/877#setting877
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
efe e2 g|fdf ecA|d3 fdd|eAA Bcd|
efe e2 g|fdf ecA|d3 faf|1 gec d3:|2 gec d2||
|:f|a2 f g2 e|{a}f2 d ecA|d3 fdd|eAA Bcd|
YouTube (the dance):
Source: Trad.
Other Tunes in Set:
Region: Ireland
*Notes:
Possible title variations: The Priest in his Boots, The Priest and his Books.
Different sources show this tune roughly equally in both D and G, with the usual variations, version to version. See the Tune Versions page.