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RIPPYTOE RAY
American Old-Time Song and Breakdown;
ARTIST: Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 41 and pg. 127 (discord version).
CATEGORY: Fiddle and Instrumental Tunes
DATE: 1940
Sheet Music: http://books.google.com/books?id=Nv6u6LHiZjUC&pg=PA20&dq=Rippytoe+Ray&ie=
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RELATED TO: "Twa Sisters"
OTHER NAMES: Rippeytoe Ray Rag
SOURCES: Kuntz,
NOTES: (3/8 time). A Major. Standard or AEae tunings. One part. A rare fissle tune in the repertoire of russian violinist Gidon Kremer (1981). The 'recalcitrant fiddle' theme belongs to the "Twa Sisters" family of ballads collected in America and England, and can be referred to in most of the ballad collections.
Here are the lyrics to Rippytoe Ray from Kuntz:
RIPPYTOE RAY
And a damn good fiddler was he.
But all the tune that he could play Was Tippytoe Ray, oh, Rippytoe Ray, Oh, Rippytoe Ray, oh, ree‑e‑e. Oh, Rippytoe Ray.
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