X: 1 T: Straddle the Donkey (E dor) T: The Cat in the Hopper R: Double Jig C: originally Scottish under the title 'The Laird o' Cockpen' N: also played in A 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: | Em - | D - | Em - | D Bm | N: | D - | Bm G | Em - | 1. Bm D :| 2. Bm Em || N: | Em - | D - | Em - | D Bm | N: | D - | Bm G | Em - | 1. Bm Em :| 2. Bm D || N: Mary Custy's version (name 'The Cat in the Hopper'): N: | Em - | D - | Em - | D Bm | N: | D - | Bm G | Em G | Em Em :| N: | Em - | D - | Em - | D Bm | N: | D - | Bm G | Em G | Em Em :| M: 6/8 L: 1/8 Q: 1/4=170 K: E dor % 2 sharps N: N: Tune only: N: N: BEF GEA | ~F3 D2B | ~e3 edc | dBA B2c | N: dfe dcB | BAF G2A | B/c/dB G2A | [1 BGE FED :| N: [2 BGE E2B || N: ~e3 efg | ~f3 d2f | ~e3 edc | dBA B2c | N: dfe dcB | BAF G2A | B/c/dB G2A | [1 BGE E2B :| N: [2 BGE FED || N: Last line to finish: N: dfe dcB | BAF G2A | B/c/dB G2A | BGE FED | E6 || N: or (if another tune follows): N: dfe dcB | BAF G2A | B/c/dB G2A | BGE E3 || N: N: Mary Custy's version (name 'The Cat in the Hopper'): N: N: D | B,EF G2A | ~F3 DD/D/D | ~E3 e2c | dBA B2c | N: dfe dcB | BAF G2A | B/c/dB G2A | BGE E2 :| N: A | ~B3 efg | fdc d2f | efe edc | dBA B2c | N: dfe dcB | BAF G2A | B/c/dB G2A | BGE E2 :| N: N: Tune with Chords: N: "Em" BEF GEA | "D" ~F3 D2B | "Em" ~e3 edc | "D" dBA "Bm" B2c | "D" dfe dcB | "Bm" BAF "G" G2A | "Em" B/c/dB G2A | [1 "Bm" BGE "D" FED :| [2 "Bm" BGE "Em" E2B || "Em" ~e3 efg | "D" ~f3 d2f | "Em" ~e3 edc | "D" dBA "Bm" B2c | "D" dfe dcB | "Bm" BAF "G" G2A | "Em" B/c/dB G2A | [1 "Bm" BGE "Em" E2B :| [2 "Bm" BGE "D" FED || P: Last line to finish: "D" dfe dcB | "Bm" BAF "G" G2A | "Em" B/c/dB G2A | "Bm" BGE "D" FED | "Em" E6 || P: or (if another tune follows): "D" dfe dcB | "Bm" BAF "G" G2A | "Em" B/c/dB G2A | "Bm" BGE "Em" E3 || N: P: Mary Custy's version (name 'The Cat in the Hopper'): N: D | "Em" B,EF G2A | "D" ~F3 DD/D/D | "Em" ~E3 e2c | "D" dBA "Bm" B2c | "D" dfe dcB | "Bm" BAF "G" G2A | "Em" B/c/dB "G" G2A | "Em" BGE "Em" E2 :| A | "Em" ~B3 efg | "D" fdc d2f | "Em" efe edc | "D" dBA "Bm" B2c | "D" dfe dcB | "Bm" BAF "G" G2A | "Em" B/c/dB "G" G2A | "Em" BGE "Em" E2 :|