Arrival of the Wren Boys/Leg of the Duck
The Chieftains 1991 Christmas album is my favorite BELLS OF DUBLIN. I've included two of the jigs I've learned from listening to their album: "Arrival of the Wren Boys" AKA "Farewell to Lisheen" medleyed with "Leg of the Duck" AKA "Daniel of the Sun".
Tune:
T:Farewell to Lisheen (Arrival of the Wren Boys)
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
S:Chieftain's BELLS OF DUBLIN
P:1
DEF ABc|BAF AFE|DEF ABc|BAF~E3|!
DEF ABc|BAF ABd|DEF AFD|EFED3:||!
P:2
dAd ~cAc|BAF AFD|dcB cBA|BAFE3|!
dAd cAc|BAF ABd|DEF AFD|EFED3:||!
K:A
T:Daniel of the Sun (Leg of the Duck)
S: Minstrel Banjo tape (Dr. Bill Lightfoot)
P: Part 1
cAA BAA|cAA BAE|FBB BAB|FBBB2B|!
cAA BAA|cAA BAF|EAAA2B|cAAA3:||!
P:Part 2
cde Bcd|cBc AFE|FBB BAB|FBBB2B|!
cde Bcd|cBc AFE|EAAA2B|cAAA2B:||!