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'''I'M OFF TO CHARLESTOWN'''. | '''I'M OFF TO CHARLESTOWN'''. American; Air and dance tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The first several bars of melody are shared with the American old-time song "[[Old Plank Road]]." The tune is included in Kerr's along with a hodgepodge of tunes, including several from America. "I'm Off to Charlestown" was popularized by the Christy Minstrels, a blackface minstrel troup. | ||
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<br> | ''My massa and my missus have both gone away, ''<br> | ||
''Gone to the sulpher springs, the summer months to stay;''<br> | |||
''And while they're off togedder, on a little kind of spree,''<br> | |||
''I'll go down to Charlestown, the pretty gals to see.''<br> | |||
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Revision as of 05:16, 27 December 2011
Tune properties and standard notation
I'M OFF TO CHARLESTOWN. American; Air and dance tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The first several bars of melody are shared with the American old-time song "Old Plank Road." The tune is included in Kerr's along with a hodgepodge of tunes, including several from America. "I'm Off to Charlestown" was popularized by the Christy Minstrels, a blackface minstrel troup.
My massa and my missus have both gone away,
Gone to the sulpher springs, the summer months to stay;
And while they're off togedder, on a little kind of spree,
I'll go down to Charlestown, the pretty gals to see.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 395, p. 43.
Recorded sources: