Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on October 17th 2008 by fynnjamin.
This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.
Also known as Hey Jolly Broom Man, Jamacia, The Jolly Broom-Man, The Jolly Tradesman, Jovial Broome Man, Prodigals Resolution, Sometimes I Am A Tappster New, Sometimes I Am A Tapster New.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Jamaica
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
|:DF FG/A/|BA B2|AF G/F/E/D/|E2 D2:|
dd cB/A/|BB AF|dd c/d/e|B2 A2|
dd cB/A/|BB AF|G/A/B AG/F/|E2 D2||
a popular 17th century dance tune; several broadside ballad songs are set to the tune, including the lewd Jolly Tradesman, from Pills To Purge Melancholy.
# Posted on October 17th 2008 by fynnjamin
Popular where ?
# Posted on October 18th 2008 by Kenny
This is an English country dance tune. There's a nice recording of it somewhere by the Broadside Band. I believe it is played in G on that recording.
# Posted on October 18th 2008 by smw
Lyrics
Does anybody have the lyrics?
Voice version is here: http://ushiki.lionhvost.ru/mus/KD/broadside_band_-_Jamaica_%28voice%29.mp3
# Posted on July 15th 2010 by Old Grey Cat
Lyrics
http://sniff.numachi.com/pages/tiPRODIGAL.html
There's a good version from Maddy Prior somewhere, the song is generally listed as the Prodigals Resolution.
# Posted on July 15th 2010 by kasperl
Actually, for your song you want the second to last post in this thread:
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=92215#1759975
Or, for a more modern version (linked from above): http://www.englishcivilwar.com/songs/jollybrewman.htm
# Posted on July 15th 2010 by kasperl
Third attempt after having yet another few listens:
http://home.uchicago.edu/~atterlep/Music/Songs/jovialbroomman.htm
And even that one isn't exactly what you're hearing. Anyways, you should be able to piece everything together from the above links...
# Posted on July 15th 2010 by kasperl
thanx!
# Posted on July 15th 2010 by Old Grey Cat
In 4/4
X:1
T:Jamaica
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:150
K:G
"G"G2 B2 B2 cd | "C"e2 d2 e4 | "G"d2 B2 B2 AG | "D"A4 "G"G4 :|
"G"g2 g2 "D"f2 ed |"C" e2 e2 "G"d2 B2 |"G" g2 g2 "D" fg a2 |"A" e4 "D"d4 |
"G"g2 g2 "D"f2 ed |"C" e2 e2"G" d2 B2 | "C"cd e2"G"d2 cB |"D" A4 "G" G4 ||
Here an interesting version (with chords) in 4/4 probably more similar to the original version.
# Posted on February 17th 2011 by Crudo dLa Masa