Jack in London City [Jack the Jolly Tar]
Song. Jack in London overhears nancy arranging a rendez-vous with the squire that night. She will tie a string to her finger and hang it out form her bedroom window. The squire will pull the string and Nancy will come and let him in. But Jack comes instead - Nancy lets him in, they spend the night t...
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1989
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/2295 |
| Summary: | Song. Jack in London overhears nancy arranging a rendez-vous with the squire that night. She will tie a string to her finger and hang it out form her bedroom window. The squire will pull the string and Nancy will come and let him in. But Jack comes instead - Nancy lets him in, they spend the night together, and marry. See Karpeles, "Folk Songs from Newfoundland" - 149. |
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