X: 1 T: Mother and Child / The Yellow Cow (D major) R: Reel C: traditional O: Ireland N: originally a Dandling Song, sung by a mother to her child N: related to "Our House at Home" Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber S: learned from tenor banjo and guitar player Ekhart Topp D: 1989: Arty McGlynn & Nollaig Casey: Lead the Knave D: 1995: John Williams: John Williams D: 1997: Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill: Lonesome Touch D: 1998: Mary Staunton: Bright Early Mornings D: 1998: Moving Cloud: Foxglove D: 2000: Enda Scahill: Pick It Up D: 2001: Gavin Whelan: 120 Irish Traditional Tunes D: 2003: Distant Oaks: Gac Là agus Oidhche / Music of Carmina Gadelica D: 2007: Eliot Grasso: Up Against the Flatirons D: 2007: Maggie Sanone: A Celtic Fair D: 2008: Josh Dukes: The Long Trip Home D: 2011: Ian Laws & Steve Mulhern: Ian Laws & Steve Mulhern D: 2012: Swallow's Tail Céilí Band: Suas Leat D: 2013: Quarter Mile: Almost There D: 2014: Mark Roberts & Dan Compton: The High Caul Cap D: 2015: The Ne'er Duwels: The Ne'er Duwels D: 2018: Micho Russel Micho Russel in Norway 1978, Vol. 1: The Vinstra Concert D: 2018: Martin Meehan: Three's Company D: 2019: Ian Laws & Steve Mulhern: The Mirthical Reel N: Chords: | D - | A - | D - | A D :| N: | A - | D - | A - | D - :| M: 4/4 L: 1/8 Q: 1/4=180 K: D major % 2 sharps N: N: Tune only: N: ========== N: z | A2GE FD D/D/D | EFGE EFGE | A2GE FD D/D/D | EFGE A2AG | N: A2GE FD D/D/D | EFGE EFGE | A2GE FD D/D/D | EFGE A2A |] N: B | c2cA cd eg | fdec dcAB | c2cA cd eg | fdec d2AB | N: c2cA cd eg | fdec dcAB | c2cA cd eg | fdec d2d |] N: N: P: Variation: N: c | A2GE FD D/D/D | EFGF EFGE | A2GE FDDF | EFGE A2AG | N: A2GE FD D/D/D | EFGF EFGE | A2GE FDDF | EFGE A2A |] N: B | cAAB cd eg | fdec dcAB | cAAB cdeg | fdec dfed | N: cAAB cd eg | fdec dcAB | cAAB cdeg | fdec d3 |] N: N: P: Variation: N: c | A2 GE FDDF | EG~G2 EG~G2 | AF GE FDDF | EG~G2 A2AG | N: A2 GE FDDF | EG~G2 EG~G2 | AF GE FDDF | EG~G2 A2A |] N: B | cA~A2 cdeg | fd ec dc BA | cA~A2 cdeg | fd ec dfed | N: cA~A2 cdeg | fd ec dc BA | cA~A2 cdeg | fd ec d3 |] N: N: Tune with Chords: N: ================= z | "D" A2GE FD D/D/D | "A" EFGE EFGE | "D" A2GE FD D/D/D | "A" EFGE "D" A2AG | "D" A2GE FD D/D/D | "A" EFGE EFGE | "D" A2GE FD D/D/D | "A" EFGE "D" A2A |] B | "A" c2cA cd eg | "D" fdec dcAB | "A" c2cA cd eg | "D" fdec d2AB | "A" c2cA cd eg | "D" fdec dcAB | "A" c2cA cd eg | "D" fdec d2d |] N: P: Variation: c | "D" A2GE FD D/D/D | "A" EFGF EFGE | "D" A2GE FDDF | "A" EFGE "D" A2AG | "D" A2GE FD D/D/D | "A" EFGF EFGE | "D" A2GE FDDF | "A" EFGE "D" A2A |] B | "A" cAAB cd eg | "D" fdec dcAB | "A" cAAB cdeg | "D" fdec dfed | "A" cAAB cd eg | "D" fdec dcAB | "A" cAAB cdeg | "D" fdec d3 |] N: P: Variation: c | "D" A2 GE FDDF | "A" EG~G2 EG~G2 | "D" AF GE FDDF | "A" EG~G2 "D" A2AG | "D" A2 GE FDDF | "A" EG~G2 EG~G2 | "D" AF GE FDDF | "A" EG~G2 "D" A2A |] B | "A" cA~A2 cdeg | "D" fd ec dc BA | "A" cA~A2 cdeg | "D" fd ec dfed | "A" cA~A2 cdeg | "D" fd ec dc BA | "A" cA~A2 cdeg | "D" fd ec d3 |] N: W: Is trua gan peata 'n mhaoir agam (3 times) W: 'S na caoire beaga bána. W: Is ó goirim, goirim thú, W: Is grá mo chroí gan cheilg thú, W: Is ó goirim, goirim thú, W: Is tú peata beag do mháthar. W: W: Translation: W: I wish I had a bainbhín, W: a bainbhín, a bainbhín, W: I wish I had a bainbhín, W: that would drink the pratie water. W: W: or: W: I wish I had a yellow cow, a yellow cow, a yellow cow, W: I wish I had a yellow cow, W: And welcome from my darling. W: And Oh, I call to thee, I call to thee, W: And the love of my heart art thou, W: And Oh, I call to thee, I call to thee, W: And thou art the fair child of your mother.