Composed by Irish-American fiddler Tony DeMarco in honour of his grandmother Philomena Fenimore, who married a New York policeman, Jimmy Dempsey. I couldn’t work out which mode it was in, so I just called it C major.
"Minnie Dempsey’s" ~ C: Tony DeMarco ~ having a bit of fun, D and above 😉
X: 2
T: Minnie Dempsey’s
C: Tony DeMarco
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: CMaj
|: A |\
Gc A/B/c/A/ | GE EG/E/ | DA A^G/A/ | cA A/G/E/F/ |
Gc Ac/A/ | GE E/F/G/E/ | DA- A(3^G/A/c/ | dc c :|
|: c/A/ |\
Gc c/B/c/d/ | ec e/f/g/e/ | dG B/^A/(3B/c/d/ | cA A/G/E/F/ |
Gc- c(3B/c/d/ | e>c e(3a/g/e/ | dB B/^A/B/c/ | dc- c :|
It also goes nicely in D Major too…
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