This is for Bill Kilpatrick, enjoying the good life in Tuscany. Played on a Martin Style 4 Bowlback which is older than Bill and me (combined)...
I hadn't noticed there was already a thread for this one, so I guess this should go here... Martin
Ah ha, so that's the name of that song. Sounds really fun on the mandolin guys.
X: 1 T: Funiculi-Funicula C: L.D'Enza R: tarantella M: 6/8 L: 1/8 Z: John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu> K: G |: d \ | "G"g6- | g2g f2f \ | d2d e2e | B3 B3- \ | B2B "D7"A2G | "G"G6 \ | z2B "D7"A2G | "G"G6- | Gz2 z2 :| B \ | "Bm"B6- | B2B "F#7"^c2c \ | "Bm"B2B "F#7"^c2c | "Bm"B3 B3- \ | B2F "F#7"F2F | "Bm"F6 \ | z2F "F#7"F2F | "Bm"F6- | Fz2 z2d | | "D"d6- | d2d "A7"e2e \ | "D"d2d "A7"e2e | "D"d3 d3- \ | d2A "A7"A2A | "D"A6 \ | z2A "A7"A2A | "D"A6- | Az2 z3 | |: "D7"[f3d3] [ec]z2 | [f3d3] [ec]z2 \ | [g2e2][fd] [e2c2][ge] | [f3d3] z3 \ | "D7"[f3d3] [ec]z2 | [f3d3] [ec]z2 \ | [g2e2][fd] [e2c2][ge] | "G"[d2B2][BG] [B2G2][BG] | | "B7"[B2A2][BA] [B2A2][BA] | "Em"[B2G2][BG] [B2G2][BG] \ | "B7"[B2A2][BA] [B2A2F2][BAF] | "Em"[g6e6B6G6] \ | "C"[a2f2][ge] [e2c2][ge] | "G"[d2B2][BG] [B2G2][cA] \ | "D7"[d2B2][cA] [B2G2][AF] | "G"[G3G3] Hz3 :|
I learned that song as a kid in camp. A tragic song about a fellow with a "Tall Silk Hat" whose hat gets squashed when a fellow passenger on the trolley sits down beside him.