"Granny" was a popular fiddle tune in the 1850s, and was adapted by Military Fife-and-Drum Corps on both sides of the Civil War. It is a regular part of the repitoire of the 3rd Maine Regimental Field Music (F&DC) Reenactment Unit, of which I am a Member. It has a really kickin' rudimental drum beat to it - particularly the bass, which really thunders. I too would like to know the lyrics; all I know is "Granny will yer dawg baht?; Hellfahre, no!". On the Ken Burns CW series, a historian recalls how when one Volunteer Regiment had all of it's Musicians shot down in battle, one enteprising Infantryman with a fiddle approached the Commanding Officer with the offer to "fiddle the boys in" on the next charge... which he did, to a rousing rendition of "Granny". It was his last tune.

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