Annotation:Jump at the Sun
Tune properties and standard notation
JUMP AT THE SUN. English, Jig. G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed in the early 1970's by English melodeon player John Kirkpatrick [1] of Shropshire, England. Kirkpatrick communicated to Susan Songer (1997) that he later heard the opening four notes in the dream sequence of Walt Disney's Dumbo, though he denies a conscious connection. The tune was very popular in Australia and New Zealand after an influential recording of it by the band The Bushwackers.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; p. 77 (appears as "Look Both Ways", the name of a dance by Rich Jackson set to the tune). Kirkpatrick & Harris (Ocus Pocus), 1988. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 116.
Recorded sources: John Kirkpatrick - "Jump at the Sun." Wild Asparagus - "In Season" (1985). Cathy Custy (appears as "The South of France" and listed as 'traditional').