X:1
T:Fourpence Halpenny Farthing
R:jig 32
C:Trad. ed. Barry Callaghan
S:'Hard Core English' page 59B
O:England
B:Hard Core English ISBN 978 085418 201 5
Z:PJHeadford 2008
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=140
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W:Note to USA readers. 2 farthings=halfpenny, 2 ha'p'nies=1 penny,
W:3 pennies=1 thrupn'y bit, 2 thrup'ny bits=1 tanner, 2 tanners=
W:1 shilling or bob, 2 bob=1 florin, a florin + a tanner=1 half crown,
W:four half crowns=1 ten bob note, two ten bob notes=1 pound or quid,
W:1 quid + 1 bob= a guinea. The British resisted decimalisation for
W:decades, because they thought it would be too complicated.
W:Wisdom from Terry Pratchett, tune from Jackson (not identical to
W:Playford). Also in Aird as Norickystie or the Wild Irishman, in
W:Harrison, in Vickers as Kissed Behind the Garden.
W:Halfpenny is pronounce haypnee, and abbreviated as ha'penny. Usually.