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<p>Created page with &#039;X:53302&lt;br&gt; T:Jack the Sailor&lt;br&gt; S:Mrs Marina Russell, Upwey coll. HED Hammond&lt;br&gt; O:England&lt;br&gt; A:Dorset&lt;br&gt; N:Transcribed from HAM-02-245&lt;br&gt; F:HAM-05-33-02.abc&lt;br&gt; Z:EFDSS;PJ…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>X:53302&lt;br&gt;<br /> T:Jack the Sailor&lt;br&gt;<br /> S:Mrs Marina Russell, Upwey coll. HED Hammond&lt;br&gt;<br /> O:England&lt;br&gt;<br /> A:Dorset&lt;br&gt;<br /> N:Transcribed from HAM-02-245&lt;br&gt;<br /> F:HAM-05-33-02.abc&lt;br&gt;<br /> Z:EFDSS;PJHeadford&lt;br&gt;<br /> M:5/4&lt;br&gt;<br /> L:1/4&lt;br&gt;<br /> Q:1/4=140&lt;br&gt;<br /> K:G&lt;br&gt;<br /> F|GG(GF)G|AA/ A/e2d|BGB2G|EDzzD|&lt;br&gt;<br /> GG(GF)G|AAe2d|BGB2G|EDzzB/c/|&lt;br&gt;<br /> dd(Bc)d|ee(dB)B|cc(BA)G|dBA2D|&lt;br&gt;<br /> GA(BA)G|cde2d|BGc2B|AGzz||&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Transcribed from HAM-02-245 - Hammond&#039;s field notes. The words are from &lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Marina Russell, on the verso leaf opposite page 113 of Hammond&#039;s notes.&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Up spoke Jack so brisk as a bee&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:&quot;You think I got no money&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:But sailors they are hearty chaps&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Got gold &amp; silver plenty.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Then out he pulled his pocket full&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:&#039;500 Guineas in bright gold&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:&#039;Take this from Jack the Sailor&quot;--&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> X:533021&lt;br&gt;<br /> T:Jack, the Sailor&lt;br&gt;<br /> S:Mrs Marina Russell, Upwey coll. HED Hammond&lt;br&gt;<br /> O:England&lt;br&gt;<br /> A:Dorset&lt;br&gt;<br /> N:Transcribed from HAM-05-102.gif&lt;br&gt;<br /> F:HAM-05-33-02.abc&lt;br&gt;<br /> Z:EFDSS;PJHeadford&lt;br&gt;<br /> %%stretchlast 0&lt;br&gt;<br /> M:5/4&lt;br&gt;<br /> L:1/4&lt;br&gt;<br /> Q:1/4=140&lt;br&gt;<br /> K:G&lt;br&gt;<br /> F|GG(GF)G|AA/ A/e2d|BGB2G|EDzzD|&lt;br&gt;<br /> GG(GF)G|AAe2d|BGB2G|EDzzB/c/|dd(Bc)d|&lt;br&gt;<br /> ee(dB)B|cc(BA)G|dBA2D|GA(BA)G|cde2d|&lt;br&gt;<br /> BGc2B|AGzz||&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Transcribed from HAM-05-102.gif - Purslow&#039;s tune transcription.&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Hammond collected words from John Pauley - see below.&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:&quot;Up stepped Jack&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Up stepped Jack so nimble as a bee&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Saying where is my true love Nancy&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:For she is the girl that I adore&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:And the only girl I fancy&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:She&#039;s oftime been where the strong winds do blow&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:She&#039;s oftime faced the daring foe&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Now, come tell to me yes or no&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:If you will wed Jack a sailor?&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Chorus:&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Drink, boys, drink &amp; push the grog about&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:For to-night we shall be so merry&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:For my wife she is most drunk &amp; tight&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:I&#039;ve brought gold &amp; silver &amp; jewels so bright&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:And I shall sleep with her to-night&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:And behave myself like a sailor.&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Do you think that I come a-courting you&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:With all my pockets empty?&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Oh no&#039; says Jack &#039;you need not a fear&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:I&#039;ve gold &amp; silver plenty&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Then into her apron Jack he told&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:&#039;500 guineas all in bright gold&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:All in her lap he throwed it bold&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:Saying &#039;Take that &amp; wed Jack a sailor&lt;br&gt;<br /> W:&lt;br&gt;</div>

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