The alternative title, *Pachelbel's Frolics*, derives from the fact that the tune bears an uncanny resemblance to Johann Pachelbel's famous *Canon in D*, from <<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachelbel's_Canon|Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo>>. It was recorded under this title by Eileen Ivers.

The tune occurs as an untitled hornpipe in *Köhler's Violin Repository vol.1*, in the key of C. It is often transposed to D for convenience.