Fred Holland's Polka
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X:63 T:Fred Holland's Polka % NFF Book 2017 (replacing renamed former X:22 "Fred Holland's Polka") C:collected from Keith & Vince Holland, Mudgee, NSW C:John Meredith Collection, NLA B:J Meredith, H Anderson, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 1, UNSW Press, 1967, p231 H:This tune is based on the "The Kitty Schottische" composed by Charles D'Albert H:Published by Woolcott and Clarke, Sydney Australia around 1855. N:Variants of the tune were collected by John Meredith from Bill Cooper N:as "Bill Cooper's Polka", by Peter Ellis as "Girl With The Blue Dress On", N:and by Chris Sullivan from Charlie Batchelor as "Harry's Polka". N:Other versions were collected. M:2/4 L:1/8 K:C |:"C"ge/g/ "Dm"fd/f/|"C"ec c/B/c/e/|"G7"dB B>B|"C"dc cz:| ||"C"EG c>B|"F"BA Az|"G7"DF B>A|"C"AG Ez| "C"EG c>B|"F"BA Az|"C"GE/G/ "G7"FD/F/|"C"ECC2||