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Here is the ABC notation for this tune...
X:3
T:The Irish Washerwoman
N:This must be the most archetypal (doesn't that sound better than "stereotypical"?) Irish dance tune
N:(except maybe the preceding one). Nevertheless, it's still heard in sessions. See Isaac Asimov's es-
N:say "You, Too, Can Speak Gaelic" for lyrics.
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
|:d/c/|"G"BGG DGG|BGB dcB|"Am"cAA EAA|"C"cAc "D"edc|"G"BGG DGG|\
"Em"BGB dcB|"Am"cBc "D"Adc|"G"BGG G2:|
|:g/a/|"G"bgg dgg|bgb bag|"D"aff dff|afa agf|"C"egg "G"dgg|\
"Am"dgg "Em"B2 B|"Am"cBc "D"Adc|"G"BGG G2:|