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'''JACKY BULL.''' English, Air (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The air was heard on the London stage in | '''JACKY BULL.''' AKA - "Jacky Bull from France." English, Air (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The air was heard on the London stage sung by "Mr. Wilson," in John O'Keeffe's (1747-1833) play '''The Agreeable Surprise,''' which debuted in the Haymarket in September, 1781. The lyric goes: | ||
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''In Jacky Bill, when bound for France,''<br> | |||
''The gosling you discover;''<br> | |||
''But taught to ride, to fence, and dance,''<br> | |||
''A finish'd goose comes over.''<br> | |||
''With his tierce and carte--fa! fa!''<br> | |||
''And his cotillion so smart--ha! ha!''<br> | |||
''He charms each female heart--oh, la!''<br> | |||
''As Jacky returns from Dover.''<br> | |||
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''For cocks and dogs, see 'squire at home,''<br> | |||
''The price of country tonies;''<br> | |||
''Return'd from Paris, Spa or Rome,''<br> | |||
''Our 'squie's a nice adonis.''<br> | |||
''With his tierce and carte--fa! fa!''<br> | |||
''And his cotillion so smart--ha! ha!''<br> | |||
''He charms each female heart--oh, la!''<br> | |||
''As pink of macaronies.''<br> | |||
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JACKY BULL. AKA - "Jacky Bull from France." English, Air (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The air was heard on the London stage sung by "Mr. Wilson," in John O'Keeffe's (1747-1833) play The Agreeable Surprise, which debuted in the Haymarket in September, 1781. The lyric goes:
In Jacky Bill, when bound for France,
The gosling you discover;
But taught to ride, to fence, and dance,
A finish'd goose comes over.
With his tierce and carte--fa! fa!
And his cotillion so smart--ha! ha!
He charms each female heart--oh, la!
As Jacky returns from Dover.
For cocks and dogs, see 'squire at home,
The price of country tonies;
Return'd from Paris, Spa or Rome,
Our 'squie's a nice adonis.
With his tierce and carte--fa! fa!
And his cotillion so smart--ha! ha!
He charms each female heart--oh, la!
As pink of macaronies.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson (The Hibernian Muse), London, 1787; No. 4, p. 2.
Recorded sources: