The Joke on the Puppy
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Joke on the Puppy", also known as "Rye Straw" or "The Unfortunate Pup" is an<br> old-time breakdown. in A Major. It is usually played in ADae fiddle tuning. The parts are played<br> AA'BB'.<br> Some players call this tune "Rye Straw" but it is in a different key and is melodically different<br> from the version of "Rye Straw" in this section. Structurally, various versions<br> contain anywhere from two to four distinct parts.<br> The A part is somewhat similar to "Mississippi Sawyer" in this section.<br> It was printed in Lamancusa's The Gettysburg Collection of Old-Time Fiddle Tunes (2021).<br> It was recorded by Clayton McMichen (1929) (78 RPM),<br> Tommy Jarrell on Sail Away Ladies (1976) and The Joke on the Puppy (1976),<br> Stephen B. Tucker on Great Big Yam Potatoes: Anglo-American Fiddle Music from Mississippi (1985) and<br> Uncle Am Stuart (recorded in 1924 as "Rye Straw") (78 RPM).<br>
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