X: 1
T: Boys of Portaferry / The Pullet (G major) / The Sporting Boys
R: Reel
C: traditional
O: Ireland
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from Planxty's album
N: The Reel "Drag Her Round the Road" is sometimes also called "The Pullet"
D: 1980: Planxty: The Woman I Loved so Well
D: 1994: Dordan: Ceol na Gealaí / Jigs to the Moon
D: 1996: Cherish the Ladies: New Day Dawning
D: 1996: Bobby Brown & The Cape Breton Symphony Fiddlers: The Great Cape Breton Fiddle Company
D: 1998: Cherish the Ladies: One and All - The Best of Cherish the Ladies
D: 1998: Lynch the Box: ... and More
D: 1998: Keith Lockhart & The Boston Pops Orchestra: The Celtic Album
D: 2000: Rattlin' Strings: No Stoppin'
D: 2000: Harry Bradley: Bad Turns and Horse-Shoe Bends
D: 2000: Kieran Hanrahan, Jim McGreevy, Bendan Gleeson & Mike Hanrahan: Lámh Ar Lámh - Many Hands
D: 2002: Alan & John Kelly: Fourmilehouse
D: 2002: The McCarthys: The Family Album
D: 2003: Ceilizemer: Shalom Ireland
D: 2003: Calasaig: Merchants' City
D: 2003: Blackthorn: Singing the TravelsD: 2004: Planxty: Live 2004
D: 2004: Planxty: Live
D: 2004: Irish Trad Heads: Head for Trad!
D: 2004: Trad Lads: Are Here Again
D: 2005: Martin McCormack: Uilleann Pipes and Whistles
D: 2005: Chris Droney: Down from Bell Harbour
D: 2005: Michael Hurley & Ollie Ross: In the Footsteps of Michael Coleman
D: 2006: Inis Fail: Rebound
D: 2007: Golden Bough: Celtic Folk Songs (named 'Sporting Boys')
D: 2010: Brendan Hendry, Paul McSherry & Nodlaig Brolly: String Tones
D: 2010: John McSherry, Dónal O`Connor & Bob Brozman: Six Days in Down
D: 2010: Dave Sheridan: Drivin' Leitrim Timber
D: 2011: Conny O'Connnell, Paddy Ryan, Geraldine O'Callaghan, Eimear Ní Bhroin, Nóirín Ní Shúileabhán, Mary Tisdall-O'Sullivan, Muireann Banks & Maria Lynn-McHugh: Comhaltas Live #367-4
D: 2015: Open the Door for Three (Liz Knowles, Pat Broaders & Kieran O’Hare): The Penny Wager
D: 2019: Paul Brennan: Airs and Graces
D: 2021: Whistler: 101 Tunes on the Tin Whistle
D: Music for the Sets, Vol. 6: Face the Hob
N: Chords: | G  D  | G  C  | G  Am | G  C  |
N:         | G  D  | G  C  | G  Am | D  G  |]
N:         | G  -  | G  C  | G  C  | G  C  |
N:         | G  -  | G  C  | G  C  | G  C  |]
N:         Last line to finish:
N:         | G  -  | G  C  | G  C  | G  C  | G  |]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=180
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: BA | G2BG AcBA | ~G2AG GEDE |  G2BG  ABcd | dBGB cABA |
N:      G2BG AcBA | ~G2AG GEDE | ~G2GB ~A2AB | dBAB G2   |]
N: zA | Bdgd edgd |  Bdgd e2dc |  Bdgd  edef | gedB cABA |
N:      Bdgd edgd |  Bdgd e2dc |  Bdgd  edef | gedB cA   |]
N:
N: P: Last line to finish:
N:      Bdgd edgd |  Bdgd e2dc |  Bdgd  edef | gedB cABA | G8 |]
N:
N: P: Variations of second part:
N: zA | B/c/d gd edgd | B/c/d gd e2dc | B/c/d gd ~e2ef | g/f/e dB cABA |
N:      B/c/d gd edgd | B/c/d gd e2dc | B/c/d gd  egfa |    ge dB cA   |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
BA | "G" G2BG "D" AcBA | "G" ~G2AG "C" GEDE | "G"  G2BG "Am"  ABcd | "G" dBGB "C" cABA |
     "G" G2BG "D" AcBA | "G" ~G2AG "C" GEDE | "G" ~G2GB "Am" ~A2AB | "D" dBAB "G" G2   |]
zA | "G" Bdgd     edgd | "G"  Bdgd "C" e2dc | "G"  Bdgd "C"   edef | "G" gedB "C" cABA |
     "G" Bdgd     edgd | "G"  Bdgd "C" e2dc | "G"  Bdgd "C"   edef | "G" gedB "C" cA   |]
N:
P: Last line to finish:
     "G" Bdgd     edgd | "G"  Bdgd "C" e2dc | "G"  Bdgd "C"   edef | "G" gedB "C" cABA | "G" G8 |]
N:
P: Variations of second part:
zA | "G" B/c/d gd edgd | "G" B/c/d gd "C" e2dc | "G" B/c/d gd "C" ~e2ef | "G" g/f/e dB "C" cABA |
     "G" B/c/d gd edgd | "G" B/c/d gd "C" e2dc | "G" B/c/d gd "C"  egfa | "G"    ge dB "C" cA   |]