Three Little Boats Went Out To Sea jig

Also known as Three Baatyn Beggey, Three Eeasteyryn Boghtey, Three Little Boats, Three Poor Fishermen, The Three Poor Fishermen, Tree Baatyn Beggey, Tree Eeasteyryn Boghtey.

Three Little Boats Went Out To Sea has been added to 7 tunebooks.

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Four settings

X: 1
T: Three Little Boats Went Out To Sea
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|: FBB B2 c | d2 d c3 | dBB B3 | cFF F3 |
FBB B2 c | d2 e f3 | f2 f edc | B3 B3 :|
|: dcB B2 c | d2 e f3 | gfe f3 | gfe f3 |
d2 c Bcc | dde f3 | gfe fec | B3 B3 :|

X: 2
T: Three Little Boats Went Out To Sea
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|: F2 B B2 c | d>ed cBc | dcB B2 B | cBA F2 F |
F2 B B2 c | dcd e3 | fgf edc | B3 B3 :|
|: dcB B2 c | d2 e f2 f | gfe f2 f | gfe f>gf |
dcB B2 c | d2 e f3 | fgf edc | B3 B3 :|

X: 3
T: Three Little Boats Went Out To Sea
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Amin
|: G |EAA A2 B | c3 B3 | cBA AGA | BAG E2 D |
EAA A2 B | c2 d e3 | efe dcB | A3 A2 G |
EAA A2 B | cBc BAB | cBA AGA | BAG E2 D |
EAA A2 B | c2 d ecd | efe dcB | A3 A2 ||
B |cBA A2 B | c2 d e2 e | fed e2 e | fed e2 d |
cBA A2 B | c2 d ecd | efe dcB | A3 A2 B |
cBA A2 B | c2 d e2 e | fed efe | fed e2 d |
cBA A2 B | c2 d e>cd | efe dcB | A3 A2 |]

X: 4
T: Three Little Boats Went Out To Sea
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|: E |F2 B B2 c | d3 cBc | dcB B2 B | cBA F2 E |
F2 B B2 c | d2 e f2 d/e/ | f>gf edc | B3 B2 :|
|: e |dcB B2 c | d2 e f2 d/e/ | gfe f2 f | gfe f2 e |
d2 c B2 c | d2 e f2 d/e/ | f>gf edc | B3 B2 :|

Four comments

“Three Little Boats Went Out To Sea” - by the book first

"Kiaull un Theay 1: Manx Music and Songs for Folk Instruments" - Colin Jerry, page 67 - from the Clague collection / J.Cubbon - minus the chords

The name of this Manx jig?
# Posted by Fiddle Aunt - 18/02/2013
http://thesession.org/discussions/31384

Celtic folk music from Isle of Man - Ellan Vannin by Arany Zoltán
http://youtu.be/BKC43U1xQMw


Three little boats went out to sea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymJRprRdCUo

Manx answer to Kesh?

"I’ve just recorded a CD with the schwester called Tree Baatyn Beggey (translates as Three Little Boats - a joke because the tune of the same name is our answer to the Kesh - i.e. overplayed :-)"

http://thesession.org/discussions/11525