Thanks to all for your efforts and participation. ABC notation sounds very accurate. Here is my efforts to transpose to K:D in case anyone would like this Key.
X:1
T:Caplin Time
C: From the singing of The Dunne Family of Newfoundland & Labrador
Z: Mick Pearce
L:1/4
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
Q:1/4=104
N: Original in Eb
Transposed to K:D By Jimmie Silver
K:D
z> D D E| F2-F> F| F< A B> A| E4 | z4| $
w: In Bos-ton town_ an old man died one day.
c> c c/ d c/-| c3/ B A G/| F4| $
w:He must have known his words were all in vain.
z> A A d| f3 f| g f e d| B4| $
w: Oh, take me home when it's Cap-lin time a-gain.
z g f e| d3 B/A/| A d e> d| d4||$
w: I wan-na go back when it's Cap-lin time a-gain
"^Dhorus"z> E D/D/ E| F3 E/E/| F A B> A| E4-| $
w: I wan-na go back when it's Cap-lin time a-gain
E2 A/ A B/| c3 c/d/| c> B A> G| F4| $
w: _ I want to walk in the soft-ly fall-ing rain.
z A A d| f3-f/ f/| g> f e d| B4| $
w: And hear a-gain_ the lone-ly sea-gulls cry.
z g f e| d3 B| A> d e> d| d4 |]
w: Oh, take me home once more be-fore I die.