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Jamaica

polka

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on October 17th 2008 by fynnjamin.

This tune has been added to 9 tunebooks.

Also known as Hey Jolly Broom Man, Jamacia, The Jolly Broom-Man, The Jolly Tradesman, Jovial Broome Man, Sometimes I Am A Tappster New, Sometimes I Am A Tapster New.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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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||

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Jamaica sheetmusic
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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

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