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The Worn Torn Petticoat slide

Also known as Leprechaun, The Leprechaun, Old Torn Petticoat, The Old Torn Petticoat That I Bought In Mullingar, The Old Torn Petticoat.

There are 24 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

The Worn Torn Petticoat appears in 2 other tune collections.

The Worn Torn Petticoat has been added to 7 tune sets.

The Worn Torn Petticoat has been added to 67 tunebooks.

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Five settings

1
X: 1
T: The Worn Torn Petticoat
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Ador
e2d|c2A BAG A2G E2D|E2A A2B c^cd e2d|
c2A BAG A2G E2D|E2A A2G A3:|A2A|
Bcd e2f gfe c^cd|e2a a2g a2g e2d|
c^cd e2f gfe =c^cd|e2a a2g a3 a2A|
c^cd e2f gfe =c^cd|e2a a2g a2g e2d|
c2A BAG A2G E2D|E2A A2G A3 A3|
2
X: 2
T: The Worn Torn Petticoat
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Ador
e2d|cBA B2G A2G E2D|EFG A2B c2d e2d|
cBA B2G A2G E2D|EFG A2G A3:|
z2A|Bcd e2f g2f e2d|e2a a2g a2g e2d|
Bcd e2f g2f e2d|e2a a2g a4 zA|
Bcd e2f g2f e2d|e2a a2g a2g e2d|
cBA B2G A2G E2D|EFG A2G A3|
c^cd e2f gfe =c^cd|e2a a2g a2g e2d|
cBA B2G A2G E2D|E2A A2G A3A3|
3
X: 3
T: The Worn Torn Petticoat
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Ador
e2d|cBA B2G A2G E2D|EFG A2B c2d e2d|
cBA B2G A2G E2D|EFG A2B A3:|
Bcd e2f g2f e2d|e2a a2g a2g e2d|
Bcd e2f g2f e2d|e2a a2g a2 a2|
Bcd e2f g2f e2d|e2a a2g a2g e2d|
cBA B2G A2G E2D|EFG A2B A3||
4
X: 4
T: The Worn Torn Petticoat
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Ador
|:c3 BAG A2G E2D|EFG A2B c2d e2d|
c3 ~B3 A2G E2D|1 EFG c2B A2E A2B:|2 EFG c2B A3 ABA||
c2d e2f g2e d2g|e2a agf g2e d2B|
c2d e2f g2e d2g|efg c'2b a3 age|
c2d e2f g2e d2g|e2a agf g2e d2B|
c2B ABc B2A G2D|EFG c2B A3 A2B||
5
X: 5
T: The Worn Torn Petticoat
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Ddor
A, D2E|:F3 EFE D2C A,2G,|A,B,C D2E F2G A2G|
F3 EFE D2C A,2G,|1 A,B,C F2E D2A, D2E:|2 A,B,C F2E D3 D2E||
|:F2G A2B c2A GAc|A2d dcB c2A G2E|
[1 F2G A2B c2A GAc|Acd f2e d3 d2 E:|
[2F2 E DEF E2D C2G,|A,B,C F2E D2A, D2E||
# Added by jmeme .

Eight comments

In case anybody hasn’t noticed, this is the reels by the same name, wearing a different dress.

"The Worn Torn Petticoat" as a slide, also played in B & E Dorian

For the E Dorian version the B-part drops down an octave…

"The Old Torn Petticoat" ~ as a hornpipe

Submitted on February 12th 2012 by ceolachan.
https://thesession.org/tunes/11776

Another take on it as a hornpipe will be found in the ‘comments’ for the reel…

X: 1
T: Leprechaun
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Ador
e2d|\
cBA B2G A2G E2D|EFG A2B c2d e2d|
cBA B2G A2G E2D|EFG A2G A3:|
z2A|\
Bcd e2f g2f e2d|e2a a2g a2g e2d|
Bcd e2f g2f e2d|e2a a2g a4 zA|
Bcd e2f g2f e2d|e2a a2g a2g e2d|
cBA B2G A2G E2D|EFG A2G A3|
c^cd e2f gfe =c^cd|e2a a2g a2g e2d|
cBA B2G A2G E2D|E2A A2G A3-A3|