FAN ME, SOLDIER MAN, FAN ME

Fan me, soldier man, fan me;
Fan me, soldier man, fan me;
Fan me, soldier man, fan me oh !

Gal, you character gone !
Sake a ten shilling shahl,
Sake a ten shilling shahl,
Sake a ten shilling shahl, oh !

Make me character gone.

Dancing tune CXXV, *5th Figure, p. 223 (No other verses given).
Walter Jekyll, 1907, Jamaican Song and Story, Folklore Society, pub. by David Nutt, London. Reprint by Dover Publications, Inc.
*5th Figure: "This figure goes either to 6/8 or 3/4 time. The 3/4 figures and Schottische tunes are always interchangeable, the only difference being that the Schottische requires a slower time."
Comment by Walter Jekyll, p. 217, Part IV, Dancing Tunes.