Tune Req: Humpty Dumpty

Subject: Tune Req: Humpty Dumpty
From: GUEST
Date: 13 May 17 - 02:11 PM

Does anyone have free sheet music of the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty"? Arranged for any instrument (like piano?) please tell me.
You know

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Humpty Dumpty
From: GUEST
Date: 13 May 17 - 03:32 PM

often known as 'Off She Goes'- first part only- try looking that up!

Also worth looking for is the great Tommy Sands conspiracy song from Northern Ireland- of its time maybe?? 'Humpty Dumpty was pushed'

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Humpty Dumpty
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 13 May 17 - 06:26 PM

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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Humpty Dumpty
From: GUEST,Desi C
Date: 14 May 17 - 05:35 AM

Dum te dum te dum te dum/dum te dum te dum te/ & etc

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Humpty Dumpty
From: Jack Campin
Date: 14 May 17 - 07:25 AM

18th century titles for the same tune were "Piss upon the Grass" and "Nancy Dawson".

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Humpty Dumpty
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 14 May 17 - 11:44 AM

I thought Nancy dawson was more 'Here we go round the Mulberry Bush' but I bow to those with musical knowledge.

Desi, that's actually the Archers theme tune.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Humpty Dumpty
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 14 May 17 - 02:39 PM

Yes, Steve's right about Desi's interpretation.
Should be:
Dum-de-dum-de- da-da-da-dum,
Dum-de-dum-de- da-da-da-dum,
Da-da-de Da-da-de Da-da-de dum--de
Dum-de-dum-de-da-da-da-dum

We have "Off she Goes" in one of our ceilidh sets, usually for the final (Orcadian) Strip the Willow: not sure about Humpty Dumpty having a great fall, but one of our dancers did, and broke not one, but BOTH wrists in one go!

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Humpty Dumpty
From: GUEST,Peter Laban
Date: 14 May 17 - 04:43 PM

'often known as 'Off She Goes'- first part only- try looking that up!'

Convert it into reel time and you have 'Anything for John Joe'. It's one of those versatile tunes.