Old Hag, You Have Killed Me
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Old Hag, You Have Killed Me", in Gaelic "A chailleach do mharaís mé", also known as "Oh! Hag You<br> Have Killed Me" or "Stop old hag or you’ll kill me" is an Irish double jig in 6/8 time and<br> D Mixolydian. The parts are played AABB. George Petrie's similarly-titled "Hag you've killed me"<br> is a melodically different melody but shares some of rhythmic and motif characteristics.<br> A hag is a wizened old woman or a type of fairy or goddess having the appearance of such a woman<br> often found in folklore. A hag is sometimes called the Loathly Lady in folktales and ballads<br> in which the hag appears as a hideously ugly creature but reverts to a beautiful female form when the<br> hero treats her well or carries out her wishes. Hags<br> appear in the ballads "Allison Gross" and "King Henry" in the English/Other Songs section.<br> It was printed in Taylor's Music for the Sets: Blue Book (1995).<br> It was recorded by The Bothy Band on Old Hag You Have Killed Me (1981),<br> Willie Clancy on The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 2 (1973) and The Gold Ring (1973),<br> The Chieftains on The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat (1976) and<br> Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin on The Legacy (2015).<br>
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