Help: Locate book with Jackaroe

Subject: Locate book with Jackaroe
From: steve berman
Date: 18 May 00 - 03:09 AM

A friend gave me music and lyrics for "Jackaroe" I'm trying to find the book it came from. The lyrics are identical lyrics to the DT #331 version. Clues: 1- it is on page 80 and 81 of the book it was copied from. 2- At the top of the page there is a short paragraph about this song genre(woman masquerading as man to search for lover) 3- under the paragraph, on one line: Key: D minor, Capo: 5th, Play: A minor (Laws N 7) 4- under that is a picture of a woman holding her wounded lover 5- The music is in the 3 stave melody and piano accomp. format, with guitar chords written above. thanks

Subject: RE: Help: Locate book with Jackaroe
From: Joe Offer
Date: 18 May 00 - 05:07 AM

OK, Steve, so I goes to the University of Tennessee Knoxville Song Index, which says it's in the Joan Baez Songbook (which is still in print, by the way). So, then I goes to the shelf and pulls out the battered Baez songbook, and there on pages 80 and 81, is the song.
Next question?
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Help: Locate book with Jackaroe
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 18 May 00 - 06:06 AM

Brilliant as usual. Two hours though, Joe, you must stop trying to sleep as well as being the song book king!
RtS

Subject: RE: Help: Locate book with Jackaroe
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 19 May 00 - 01:06 AM

But look at the times of the question and the answer! Question asked at 3:09 a.m., for pete's sake. Joe posted his answer at 5.07 a.m.! It looks as though Joe jumped out of bed at 5 in the morning and rushed to boot up the Mudcat, find a question that needed a response, and in seven minutes had the answer. If the question had been asked at a reasonable time of day, Joe's response might have broken his previous record. Give him a break!

Sandy

Subject: RE: Help: Locate book with Jackaroe
From: Tiger
Date: 19 May 00 - 06:34 PM

I have the book somewhere, too. If you get stuck, call again.