X: 1
T: If There Weren't Any Women in the World (G major) / Morrison's Barndance / Where Would the World Be Without Women
C: traditional
R: Barndance
O: Donegal, Ireland
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from fiddle and harp player Jutta Orth, Jutta learned from fiddle player Liz Kane during Scoil Acla on Achill Island in August 2002
D: 1977: Terry Teahan (1905-1989) & Gene Kelly: Old Time Irish Music in America
D: 1983: Frankie Kennedy & Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh: Ceol Aduaidh
D: 2000: Clann Mhic Babhann: Lámh Ar Lámh - Many Hands
D: 2000: Skip Healy: Purgatory Chasm
D: 2001: Gene Kelly: Round the House and Mind the Dresser (Compilation)
D: 2002: At the Racket: Mirth-Making Heroes
D: 2006: Séamus Quinn & Charlie Lennon: Within a Mile of Kilty
D: 2008: The MacGabhann Family: Comhaltas Live #254-2
D: 2008: Dermy Diamond, Tara Diamond & Daithie Sproule: Seanchairde - Old Friends
D: 2010: The London Lasses & Pete Quinn: By Night and by Day
D: 2010: Quentin Cooper, Eoin O'Neill & Kevin Griffin: Live at the Burren Centre, Kilfenora
D: 2010: Rudi Schömann: Pischbere
D: 2012: We Banjo 3: Roots of the Banjo Tree
D: 2013: The Quarter Mile: Almost There
D: 2013: Toner Quinn & Malachy Bourke: Live at the Steeple Sessions
D: 2014: Rose Flanagan & Laura Byrne: Forget Me Not
D: 2015: Nuadàn: Là Laindi Lugha
D: 2015: Liam Kelly, Philip Duffy, John Joe Kelly & Shane McGowan: Sets in Stone
D: 2015: Indianapolis Céilí Band: Every Wednesday Night
D: 2016: Aidan Connolly: Be Off
D: 2016: Laoise Kelly & Tiarnan Ó Duinnchinn: Ag Lorg na Laochra - On the Shouldes of Giants
D: 2017: Na Skylark: Old Ceol
D: 2019: Fragment: Second Awakening
D: Comhaltas: Foinn Séisiún, Vol. 3
N: Chords: | G  -  | C  G  | G  Em | D  D   |
N:         | G  -  | C  G  | G  D  | G  G  :|
N:         | C  -  | C  G  | G  Em | D  D   |
N:         | G  -  | C  G  | G  D  | G  G  :|
N:         for the other variation of the second part:
N:         | C  -  | G  -  | G  -  | D  D   |
N:         | G  -  | C  G  | G  D  | G  G  :|
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=165
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: Bc | dedB GABG | EG^DG =D2GA | Bd^cd ed BG | A2AG A2Bc |
N:      dedB GABG | EG^DG =D2GA | Bd BG A^GAB | G2GF G2  :|
N: d2 | e2ef g2gf | e2 d2  d2GA | Bd^cd ed BG | A2AG A2Bc |
N:      dedB GABG | EG^DG =D2GA | Bd BG A^GAB | G2GF G2  :|
N:
N: P: Variations:
N: Bc | dedB GABG | EAGE D2GA | Bd^cd ed BG | A2AG A2Bc  |
N:      dedB GABG | EAGE D2GA | Bd BG A^GAB | G2GF G2   :|
N: d2 | e2ef g2gf | e2d2 d2GA | Bd^cd ed BG | A2AG A2Bc  |
N:      dedB GABG | EAGE D2GA | Bd BG A^GAB | G2GF G2   :|
N:
N: P: Another nice variation of the second part:
N: d2 | e2ef g2f2 | d4     dBGA | B2B2 BA GB | A4   A2Bc  |
N:      dedB GABG | EG^DG =D2GA | BdBG A^GAB | G2GF G2   :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
Bc | "G" dedB GABG | "C" EG^DG "G" =D2GA | "G" Bd^cd "Em" edBG | "D" A2AG "D" A2Bc |
     "G" dedB GABG | "C" EG^DG "G" =D2GA | "G" Bd BG "D" A^GAB | "G" G2GF "G" G2  :|
d2 | "C" e2ef g2gf | "C" e2 d2 "G"  d2GA | "G" Bd^cd "Em" edBG | "D" A2AG "D" A2Bc |
     "G" dedB GABG | "C" EG^DG "G" =D2GA | "G" Bd BG "D" A^GAB | "G" G2GF "G" G2  :|
N:
P: Variations:
Bc | "G" dedB GABG | "C" EAGE "G" D2GA | "G" Bd^cd "Em" ed BG | "D" A2AG "D" A2Bc  |
     "G" dedB GABG | "C" EAGE "G" D2GA | "G" Bd BG "D"  A^GAB | "G" G2GF "G" G2   :|
d2 | "C" e2ef g2gf | "C" e2d2 "G" d2GA | "G" Bd^cd "Em" ed BG | "D" A2AG "D" A2Bc  |
     "G" dedB GABG | "C" EAGE "G" D2GA | "G" Bd BG "D"  A^GAB | "G" G2GF "G" G2   :|
N:
P: Another nice variation of the second part:
d2 | "C" e2ef g2f2 | "G" d4         dBGA | "G" B2B2     BA GB | "D" A4   "D" A2Bc  |
     "G" dedB GABG | "C" EG^DG "G" =D2GA | "G" BdBG "D" A^GAB | "G" G2GF "G" G2   :|