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PEGGY  GORDON

Time signature:  4/4
Tempo: wide range, average ~130  bpm.
Traditional  (Canada/Scotland)
Accordion Notation
Beats per bar = 4            Beat symbol =   Dot ( . ) or equivalent  
​  
 
​Basic -
Somewhat simplified.

​Verse 1 (of 4)

​​Either row (high):   Buttons 5 - 9*

Either row (low):    Buttons 2 - 5*
.6    .6    .5    |    ::6   |   .7*    .7     .8*   .7    |   ::6    |   ::5   |    .r  
.3    .3    .2    |    ::3   |   .3*    .4     .4*   .4    |   ::3    |   ::2   |    .r
Oh  Peg-gy       Gor  -  don, You   are  my      dar__ -  ling___ /

    .7     .8*   .9*   |   :8      "7  "6    .7    |    ::7*   |   .r 
    .4     .4*   .5*   |   :5      "4  "3    .4    |    ::3*   |   .r
Come  sit   you     down   up- on   my       knee   /

  .7    .8*   .9*  |  ::8   |   .r   .7    .8*   .7   |   ::6   |   ::5   |   .r      
  .4    .4*   .5*  |  ::5   |   .r   .4    .4*   .4   |   ::3   |   ::2   |   .r     

And  tell    to      me           the   ve - ry       rea  -  son   /


  .7   .8*   .9*   |   :8    :6   |   .:6*  .6*   |   ::6   | ~r      
  .4   .4*   .5*   |   :5    :3   |   .:2*  .2*   |   ::3   | ~r      

Why  I    am     slight-ed       so    by      thee 
 /
   

Slightly Embellished -
                    On lines 1, 3 and 4.

​Verse 1 (of 4)
​
​​Either row (high):   Buttons 5 - 9*

Inside row (low):    Buttons 2 - 5*  plus o3*
.6    .6    .5    |    ::6   |   .7*    "7*  "7     .8*   .7    |   .:6    "7*  "6   |   ::5     |    .r  
.3    .3    .2    |    ::3   |   .3*    "3*  "4     .4*   .4    |   .:3    "3*  "3   |   ::2     |    .r
Oh  Peg-gy       Gor  -  don,   You__     are  my       dar______    -   ling  /

    .7     .8*   .9*   |   :8      "7  "6    .7    |    ::7*      |   .r 
    .4     .4*   .5*   |   :5      "4  "3    .4    |    ::3*      |   .r
Come  sit   you     down   up- on   my       knee   /

  .7    .8*   .9*  |  ::8   |   .r   .7    .8*   .7   |   .:6   "7* "6   |   ::5    |   .r      
  .4    .4*   .5*  |  ::5   |   .r   .4    .4*   .4   |   .:3   "3* "3   |   ::2    |   .r     
And  tell    to      me           the   ve -  ry       rea_____   -   son  /


  .7   .8*   .9*   |   :8    :6   |   .:6*    "5*   "6*   |   ::6     | ~r      
  .4   .4*   .5*   |   :5    :3   |   .:2*   "o3*  "2*   |   ::3     | ~r      
Why  I    am     slight-ed       so       by___        thee
 /
  ​
​

Embedded youTube VIDEOS
The melodic rhythm varies among these youTube performances, although most are only slightly different from that given in the accordion notation above.

Key:  G

Tempo:  ~160 bpm

Group:  Shanneyganock

Vocals & Accordion:  Mark Hiscock

​Posted by: townside99

Key:  Bb  from time  0 to 2:00
          C   from  2:01  to  end
​

Tempo:  ~145 bpm

Group:  Buddy Wasisname & Other Fellers

Singer:  Ray Johnson

​Posted by:  ​​vipserson

Key:  C

Tempo:  ~115 bpm

Group:   The Corrs

​Singer:  Andrea Corr

​Posted by:  E. G. 

​Melody is same as given above, but the rhythm is slightly different.

Key:   F

Tempo: ~125 bpm

Singer:   Luke Kelly
​
​Group:  The Dubliners


Posted by:  dubliner85

Key:  D
​
Tempo:  ~95 bpm

Group:   The Corries

​Singer:  Roy Williamson ?

Posted by:  Stuie2006
​
​Melody is same as given above, but the rhythm is slightly different.

Key:  Db 

Tempo:  ~105 bpm.

Singer: Donna Taggart

Posted by:  donnamtaggert



Key:  D

Tempo:  ~110 bpm

Singers:  Malachi Cush 
​                & Deirdre Bonner

​Posted by:  brummydubliner

Key:  D 

Tempo:  ~125 bpm

Singer:  Jesse Ferguson

Posted by:  Jesse Ferguson

Jesse is a Canadian folk singer, known as "The Bard of Cornwall".  Great voice.

Key:   D 
​
Tempo:  ~135 bpm.

Group:  Hellawes   (Russian)

Singer:  ?

Posted by:  Maria Mitrokhina

Sung in English - beginning at time 0:58.

​Melody is same as given above, but the rhythm is slightly different.

Key:  F

Tempo:  ~110 bpm

Group:  The Atlantic Pirates

The Frank Kilbride Show at Shannonside FM/Northern Sound Radio in Longford, 2011.

​Posted by:  TheAtlanticPirates1's channel

Singing begins at time 0:42

Key:  E

Tempo:  ~155 bpm

Singer:  John Allan Cameron

Posted by:  cheetah777c

​Key:  E

Tempo:  ~70 bpm

Singer:  Sinead O'Connor

Posted by: Lokiloclay

Key:  D
​

Tempo:  ~105 bpm

Singer:  Paddy Reilly  

Posted by: machree01

Key:  (In a minor key?)

Tempo:  ~120 bpm

Singer:  Isobel Anderson

​Posted by:  Isobel Anderson

The minor-key tone seems very appropriate for this song.

Background Materials, Information & Links

​Lyrics:

Oh Peggy Gordon, You are my darling.
Come sit you down upon my knee,
And tell to me the very reason
Why I am slighted so by thee.

I'm so in love that I can't deny it.
My heart lies smothered in my breast;
It's not for you to let the world know it.
A troubled mind can know no rest.

I put my head to a glass of brandy.
It was my fancy, I do declare;
For when I'm drinking, I'm always thinking,
And wishing Peggy Gordon was here.

I wish I was in some lonesome valley,
Where womankind cannot be found,
Where little birds sing upon the branches,
And every moment has a different sound.

​
Repeat first verse

Background Links:
There have been claims for both Canada and Scotland as the source of this song.  Either way, it is ethnically Scottish, but enjoyed throughout the world.  Click HERE for additional info.   (Wikipedia)


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