| Title | The Priest and His Boots | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate titles | The Priest in His Boots Rocking the Cradle | |||
| Composer | Traditional Irish | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute solo |     | ||
| Key | D major | |||
| Range | A4–B5 | |||
| Time signature | 6/8 | |||
| Tempo | 92 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 0:45 | |||
| Difficulty level | easy | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (53 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (352 kB) | |||
| Date added | 2024-04-04 | |||
| Last updated | 2024-04-04 | |||
| Download popularity index |    1.5 (above average) | |||
| Categories |
Jigs, Traditional/Folk | |||
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The earliest version of this tune can be found in Playford’s The English Dancing Master (London, 1651) under the title “An old man is a bed full of bones”. The melody appears to have been known throughout the British Isles, and particularly in Ireland, where a special dance was performed to it.
