X: 1 T: Straddle the Donkey (A dor) T: The Cat in the Hopper R: Double Jig C: originally Scottish under the title 'The Laird o' Cockpen' N: also played in E dorian Z: transcribed by Frank Weber S: learned from the 'On Common Ground' album D: 1999: Mary Custy & Stephen Flaherty: After 10.30 D: 2009: Kevin Crawford & Cillian Vallely: On Common Ground N: Chords: | Am - | G - | Am - | G Em | N: | G - | Em C | Am - | 1. Em G :| 2. Em Am || N: | Am - | G - | Am - | G Em | N: | G - | Em C | Am - | 1. Em Am :| 2. Em G || N: Mary Custy's version (name 'The Cat in the Hopper'): N: | Am - | G - | Am - | G Em | N: | G - | Em C | Am C | Am Am :| N: | Am - | G - | Am - | G Em | N: | G - | Em C | Am C | Am Am :| M: 6/8 L: 1/8 Q: 1/4=170 K: A dor % 1 sharp N: N: Tune only: N: N: eAB cAd | ~B3 G2e | ~a3 agf | ged e2f | N: gba gfe | edB c2d | e/f/ge c2d | [1 ecA BAG :|\ N: [2 ecA A2e || N: ~a3 aga | ~b3 g2b | ~a3 agf | ged e2f | N: gba gfe | edB c2d | e/f/ge c2d | [1 ecA A2e :|\ N: [2 ecA BAG || N: Last line to finish: N: gba gfe | edB c2d | e/f/ge c2d | ecA GAG | A6 || N: or (if another tune follows): N: gba gfe | edB c2d | e/f/ge c2d | ecA A3 || N: N: Mary Custy's version (name 'The Cat in the Hopper'): N: N: G | EAB c2d | ~B3 ~G3 | ~A3 a2f | ged e2f | N: gba gfe | edB c2d | e/f/ge c2d | ecA A2 :| N: d | ~e3 abc'| bgf g2b | aba agf | ged e2f | N: gba gfe | edB c2d | e/f/ge c2d | ecA A2 :| N: N: Tune with Chords: N: "Am" eAB cAd | "G" ~B3 G2e | "Am" ~a3 agf | "G" ged "Em" e2f | "G" gba gfe | "Em" edB "C" c2d | "Am" e/f/ge c2d | [1 "Em" ecA "G" BAG :|\ [2 "Em" ecA "Am" A2e || "Am" ~a3 aga | "G" ~b3 g2b | "Am" ~a3 agf | "G" ged "Em" e2f | "G" gba gfe | "Em" edB "C" c2d | "Am" e/f/ge c2d | [1 "Em" ecA "Am" A2e :|\ [2 "Em" ecA "G" BAG || P: Last line to finish: "G" gba gfe | "Em" edB "C" c2d | "Am" e/f/ge c2d | [1 "Em" ecA "Am" BAG | "Am" A6 || P: or (if another tune follows): "G" gba gfe | "Em" edB "C" c2d | "Am" e/f/ge c2d | [1 "Em" ecA "Am" A3 || N: P: Mary Custy's version (name 'The Cat in the Hopper'): N: G | "Am" EAB c2d | "G" ~B3 ~G3 | "Am" ~A3 a2f | "G" ged "Em" e2f | "G" gba gfe | "Em" edB "C" c2d | "Am" e/f/ge "C" c2d | "Am" ecA "Am" A2 :| d | "Am" ~e3 abc'| "G" bgf g2b | "Am" aba agf | "G" ged "Em" e2f | "G" gba gfe | "Em" edB "C" c2d | "Am" e/f/ge "C" c2d | "Am" ecA "Am" A2 :|