At first we used Morrison's Jig for this dance, but we found that Swallowtail is easier to double step to.

Note that a danceable pace is much slower than the jig is played in sessions or for rapper sword dancing. 

%%stretchlast yes
X: 1
T:Swallowtail
C:traditional (mid-19th century)
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Em
P:A
F | GEE BEE | GEE BAG | FDD ADD | d^cd AGF |
GEE BEE | GEE B2 ^c | d^cd AGF | GEE E2 ::
P:B
B | B^cd e2 f | e2 f edB | B^cd e2 f | edB d3 |
B^cd e2 f | e2 f edB | d^cd AGF | GEE E2 :|