Big Eyed Rabbit

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Traditional fiddle tune

Usually played in D. Tuning: Galax AAAA; Ionian AAAD. Play A twice, B twice.

The melody is represented by this table of fret numbers. Each vertical column of fret numbers gets one beat, each line 8 beats (two measures):

[A]

5 5-5 5 5 5 3 3 3

3 3-3 4 5 6 6-6 6 6

6 6-6 8 8 7 5 3 3-3

5 5 6 5 4 4-4 4 4

4 4 3 2 3 3-3 3 3

[B]

5-5 5-5 6 5 4 4-4 4 4

4-4 4-4 3 2 3 3-3 3 3

5-5 5-5 6 5 4 4-4 4 4

4-4 4-4 3 2 3 3-3 3 3

Yonder comes a rabbit, recon how I know

Fur is shining in the sun, shinning bright like gold, gold, shining bright like gold

Chorus:

Big eyed rabbits gone, gone, big eyed rabbits gone (repeat)

It’s up before the morning light see what the day will lend

Come on rabbit rise and shine, time to meet your end, end, time to meet your end

Chorus

It’s Coney on the island, Coney on the run,

See that rabbit she’s so fast missed her with my gun, gun, missed her with my gun

Chorus, instrumental, first verse,

Chorus:Rockin in a weary land, land, rockin in a weary land (repeat)