I mentioned this once in another thread, but unfortunately compressed two verses, so the song wasn't qite right. I would pretty much bet on it being from the Limerick area, as that's where my g.grandmother was from, and I've never heard anyone else sing it. It;s a lullaby, and the wordss go like this:

Five little fiddlers lived by the sea,
Long John, Ginger John, and Pepper Johns' three
They went to the mill on a very fine night
Stole a bag of barley and they hurried out of sight.

But the miller from his tower these thieves did see
And called to the Long John and Pepper Johns' three
"If ye don"t bring that barley graing right straight back
I'll tie you all together in a great big sack.

So the miller, he chased them, mad as he could be,
Put them in a great big sack and pushed them out to sea,
But they all clung together and they played a little tune
And it busted all to pieces and it sent them to the moon.

Now, if you take the trouble on a very fine night
To look up in the heavens when the moon is shining bright
These five little fiddlers you are very sure to see

I've always thought this might refer ro a constellation. I've been asking folk musicians for thirty years if they know the song, and so far no one has. I figure if the answer is anyplace , it's here.