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Little Maggie

Traditional

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G	D	G	-
G	-	F	-
G	D	G	-            (repeat)

16-beat intro. Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Well, yonder stands little Maggie,

With a dram glass in her hand,

And she's drinkin' down her troubles,

And she's foolin' some other man.

The first time I'd seen little Maggie,

She was sitting by the banks of the sea,

With a rifle 'round her shoulder,

And a banjo on her knee.

Sometimes I got a nickel,

Sometimes I got a dime,
Sometimes I've got five dollars,

For to buy little Maggie wine.

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Performer Links:

(webpage)

 

Watch Ralph Stanley explain "Little Maggie" on the 5-string banjo (youtube)

 

Listen to Bill Monroe perform "Little Maggie" (youtube)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com