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GENERAL JACKOO. English, Country Dance (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. General Jackoo was a celebrated performing monkey of the London stage in the mid-1780's. A bill for Astley's Ampitheatre of 1785 (now at the Huntingon Library) advertised:

General Jackoo, the celebrated Monkey from Paris, will, for the first time this season, change the whole of his dress in a surprising manner, and perform his war maneuvers, dance on the Tight Rope with fetters on his feet &c.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Samuel, Ann & Peter Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourtie Country Dances, vol. 5), 1788; p. 15.

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