%%abc-version 2.1 %%abc-copyright (C) Copyright Ben Paley 2026 %%writefields X %%writefields N %%writefields D %%measurenb 0 %%partsbox 1 X:1 T:Rock the Cradle - simple version L:1/8 M:C| C:Trad arr. © 2005 Ben Paley O:USA Q:1/2=108 R:Reel Z:Ben Paley K:D P:A |: a2 a2 f4 | a2 a2 f4 | a2 b2 a2 g2 | f2 e2 d2 g2 | f2 e2 d2 g2 | f2 e2 d2 ef | gfed cABc | d8 :| P:B |: A3 B cABc | dcde f3 f | g2 f2 e2 ag | f2 e2 d2 cB | A3 B cABc | dcde f3 f | g2 f2 ed c2 | d8 :| X:2 T:Rock the Cradle - a serving suggestion L:1/8 M:C| C:Trad arr. © 2005 Ben Paley O:USA Q:1/2=108 R:Reel Z:Ben Paley K:D P:A |: a2 ag f2 fg | abag f2 fg | a2 ab afge | fdec d2 ge | fdec d2 ag | fdec d2 ef | gfed cABc | d8 :| P:B |: A2 AB cABc | dcde f3 f | gefd e2 ag | fdec d2 cB | A2 AB cABc | dcde f3 f | gfed cdec | d8 :| X:3 T:Glory In The Meeting House L:1/8 M:C| C:Trad arr. © 2019 Ben Paley N:I learnt Glory in the Meeting House from my dad, Tom Paley. I think one of us misremembered it, N:because it's usually a three-part tune in E. It's widely known from the playing of Kentucky N:fiddler Luther Strong. O:Kentucky, USA Q:1/2=110 R:Reel Z:Ben Paley K:D P:A |: DEFG A2AG | FAGF D4 | DEFG A=cAG | F2D2 D4 | DEFG A2AG | FAGF D4 | DEFG A=cAG |1 F2D2 - D2A,=C :|2 F2D2 D2FG | P:B |: A2d2 d=cAG | A2d2 d4 | A2d2 d=cAG | FDGF D4 | A2d2 d=cAG | Ad-dc d3e | f2fe d=cAG | FDGF D4 !fine!:| X:4 T:The Old Bunch Of Keys L:1/8 M:C| C:Trad arr. © 2019 Ben Paley N:I learnt this from the playing of Dan Gellert on his 2011 album "Waitin' On The Break Of Day" O:USA Q:1/2=102 R:Reel D:Dan Gellert, "Waitin' On The Break Of Day", 2011 Z:Ben Paley K:A P:A |: e2 =g2 e2 cd | e2 a2 aba=g | e2 =g2 eged | BA =G2 A4 :| P:B |: A2 A2 c4 | BA=GA BAGB | A2 A2 c4 | BA =G2 A4 | A2 A2 c4 | BA=GA BAGE | AA-AA cBAc | BA =G2 A4!fine!:| X:5 T:Molly Put The Kettle On [G] L:1/8 M:C| C:Trad arr. © 2019 Ben Paley N:This version of the tunes derives from the playing of John Hartford. If you don't want to play N:the double stops in the B part, the melody note is the F? in each case. O:USA Q:1/2=94 R:Reel Z:Ben Paley K:G P:A |: B2 G=F DCB,C | DGGA G=FDC | DGG=F G3 A | Bcde =f3 e | =fagf dfdc | B2 G=F DCB,C | DGG=F G2 Bc | BG2=F G4 :| P:B |: GABc d3e | [M:3/2] =fagf dcBd B4 | [M:C|] gag=f d2 ga | g=f d2 [d4f4] | =fgaf gfd_B | cA _B2 [B4=F4] | GAG=F DCB,C | D=F G2 G4 !fine!:| X:6 T:Avalon Quickstep L:1/8 M:C| C:Trad arr. © 2019 Ben Paley N:I had this tune from my father, Tom Paley, who had it from Narmour and Smith's 1930 recording. N:You can hear it on Vol 1 of County's "Mississippi String Bands" compilation. O:Mississipi, USA Q:1/2=88 D:Narmour and Smith, "Mississippi String Bands, Volume 1" Z:Ben Paley K:D P:A |: ABAG FAde | f2 d6 | ABAG FAdf | a8 | ABAG FAde | f2 d4 fa | gfed BAFA |1 d8 :|2 d6 fg | P:B |: a3 g fdfa | b4 a3 g | f2 d4 fa | gfed cAce | b2 a4 fg | a3 g fdfa | b4 a3 g | f2 d4 fa | gfed BAFA |1 d6 fg :|2 d8 |] X:7 T:Mineola Rag L:1/8 M:C| C:Trad arr. © 2019 Ben Paley N:I learnt this from Joe Locker in the 1990s. I've written the C part without repeats, since it's N:so different the second time, but it's the same length as the others. N:Finish on the A part. P:ABCA Q:1/2=103 Z:Ben Paley K:D P:A A,2 |: DEFA BdBA | FE-EA - A2A,2 | DEFA BdBA | FE-EA - A4 | dABA FDED |1 BABd - dBAF | E2F2 ^GE3 | c=cBA - A2A,2 :|2 BABd - dBAG | FDEF - FDE2 | D6 !fine!|] P:B e2 |: fafe dABc | ecea - aea2 | BABd - dBAF | DEFA - AFED | B,4 D3E |1 FEFB - BAF2 | E_E=EF ^GE3 | c=cBA - A3e :|2 FEFB - BAG2 | FDEF - FDE2 | D6 |] P:C K:G GA [| BAGE DCB,C | DB,ED - D4 | GG-GG A2G2 | F6 AB | cAFE DFED | EFED - D2AB | cAFE DFGA | BAGE DFGA | BAGE DCB,C | DB,ED - D4 | BB-BB c2B2 | A4 E4 | EFGE AGFE | DdBG D3_E | E_E=EG F2D2 | G6 |] X:8 T:Ragtime Annie L:1/8 M:C| C:Trad arr. © 2019 Ben Paley N:I learnt this so long ago I've forgotten where. O:USA P:ABABCAB Q:1/2=95 R:Reel Z:Ben Paley K:D P:A DE |: F2BF AFBF | AFBA - A2DE | F2BF AFBF | Ac-cc c3B | ABcA BABc | ABcA BAcB | ABcd egfe |1 decd BcAE :|2 d6 fg | P:B [| a4 - afd2 | A6 fg | a4 g4 | B6 ef | gfed cdef | gfed cdef | gfed cBAG | F6 fg | a4 - afd2 | f6 fe | d4 =c4 | B8 | gb-bb - bage | fa-ab afdB | ABcd egfe | d6 !fine!|] P:C K:G c2 |: B4 BAG=F | Ec-cd c4 | FGFE DEFD | GABc BAGE | D2Bc BAG=F | Ec-cd c4 | FGFE DEFE |1 GAGF G2A2 :|2 GEDB, G,2 |]