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SHE  SAID
​SHE  COULDN'T  DANCE

Time
signature:  2/4
Dance
​tune:   Polka.

Believed to be a traditional folk-dance tune, this is often used as the third tune in the "Running the Goat" dance set.   (Part One is close, but not identical, to the first part of the tune for  "The Town of Ballybay" by Tommy Makem)
        UNDER CONSTRUCTION: 
​   Everything needs to be checked.
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Accordion Notation
Beats per bar =  2
Beat symbol  =  Colon ( : ) or equivalent                     

Either row  =  Buttons 3 to 6
Part One:

 .4   |    .5      .4       .3      .3*  |     .:4        .4*   |    .5        .4     .3     .3*   |   .4   .3*    .3*
She    said  she  could - n't     dance,    be  -  cause  she  had  her     wel-lies   on

 .4   |    .5      .4      .3       .3*   |   :4         .4      .4*    |     .5      .5*   .5    .4*  |   .3*   .3    .3    
But   when  she  took  them     off,     she  could    dance  as  well  as      an -  y - one
 
Repeat Part One.

Part Two:


.5*   |     .5     .5     .5*   .6*   |  .:6        .6   |    .5     .5*    "6     "6*  |    .5*    :5
She    woul-dn't   go    to      bed,    un -   less  she  had   her     shirt  on
 
 .5   |     .5      .5*    .5*   .6*  |  .:6      .6   |    .5      .5*      .5     .4    |    .3*  .3    .3
But    when  she  had   it       on,   she    went    as  quick  as        an - y - one

Repeat Part Two

Repeat the whole tune as often as necessary, holding final note at end of final repeat.
 
Guitar Chord Notation                                                                  Draft.
Key of G:  To sound in key of Bb, place capo at fret 3, and play in key of G
Key of C:  To sound in keys of D or Eb, place capo at fret 2, or 3, and play in key of C
Part One:
             G                                                                                                                   D7
             C                                                                                                                    G7

She    said  she  could - n't   dance,   be-cause  she  had  her  wel-lies   on

           G                                         Em                             D7                              G
           C                                         Am                             G7                              C

But   when  she  took  them   off,   she  could  dance  as  well  as   an- y-one


Part Two: 
              G                                Em             G                 C               D7
              C                                Am              C                 F               G7    

She    woul-dn't   go    to   bed,   un-less  she  had  her  shirt  on
 
            G                                  Em              D7                              G
            C                                  Am              G7                              C

But    when  she  had   it   on,  she   went as  quick  as  an-y-one


 
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
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Total of 1 videos and four keys:    B=1    C=1    G=3

If you are not already familiar with the tune, you may find most of these performances quite fast.  As a "less-advanced" player, I found it necessary initially to reduce the youTube speed to 75% or, in some cases, even 50%.  It is a fun tune!

​Key:   B ?

Group:  STEP Fiddlers

Posted by:  terry goldie

The STEP Fiddlers were founded in 1982 by Christina Smith, to give young Newfoundlanders an opportunity to learn their own traditional music.  Here, they are performing on Bell Island in 2013.

Key:   C
​
Performer:  Logan Organ

​Posted by:  Lorgan Organ - Topic

​From "Step It Out" - Bay of Islands Studio

Key:   G 

Accordionist:  Mary ?

Posted by:  labradornl

A short - Just once through the tune, in the order Part 1, Part 1, Part 2, Part 2.
​Well done.

​Key:   G 

Fiddler:  Duncan Cameron ?
              Based on Christina Smith's 
              version of tune.


​Posted by:  Duncan Cameron Music

Three tempo levels (slow, medium, fast) for learners.



Key:  G

Fiddler:  Dunan Cameron ?
              Based on his own version
​              of this tune.

​Posted by:  Duncan Cameron Music

Three tempo levels (slow, medium, fast) for learners.
 
Lyrics, Background Information & Links
LYRICS       
Part One


Part Two
She said she couldn't dance, because she had her wellies on
But when she took them off, she could dance as well as anyone
​
She wouldn't go to bed, unless she had her shirt on
But when she had it on, she went as quick as anyone
​
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Background Links:-
​Click HERE for (wikipedia) information about Tommy Makem

Click HERE for information about Ireland's BALLYBAY (wikipedia).