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14 Apr 20 - 12:08 PM (#4046047) Subject: Origins: Rumsty-Tyburn-Beggar-man song, From: Jim Carroll I'm looking for information on the song which goes A beggar-man laid him down to sleep (X 2) Rumsty o, rumsty o On the banks of the Mersey wide and deep Rumsty o, rummsty o He is assaulted, the tormentors are arrested and hanged on Tyburn Hill I heard Peggy Seeger sing it numerous times and it is included on the second, 'Second Crop unpublished album which I'm attempting to annotate Ant help would be appreciated - collection - source - alternative title Many thanks Jim Carroll |
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14 Apr 20 - 01:11 PM (#4046060) Subject: RE: Origins: Rumsty-Tyburn-Beggar-man song, From: Jim Carroll Goddit thanks Folk songs of Old New England, Eloise Hubbard Linscott ((1962) Jim |
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14 Apr 20 - 03:46 PM (#4046102) Subject: RE: Origins: Rumsty-Tyburn-Beggar-man song, From: Richard Mellish Any explanation why those who committed an assault on Merseyside were hanged so far away in London? |
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15 Apr 20 - 03:16 AM (#4046168) Subject: RE: Origins: Rumsty-Tyburn-Beggar-man song, From: Jim Carroll No Richard -t's a rather od but highly enjoyable songs not very common as far as I can find The albums are a great addition to our folk song repertoire - I'm gald they were re-discovered - a must-have Jim Tyburn Hill (Roud 2746) A beggar man laid him down to sleep, Rumsty o, Rumsty o (x2) On the banks of the Mersey so wide and deep, Rumsty Rumsty o, Rumsty o (x2) Two thieves come walking by that way, (x2) And they come to the place where the beggar man lay Rumsty o, Rumsty o (x2) They stole his wallet, they stole his staff, Rumsty-O, Rumsty-O, They stole his wallet, they stole his staff, Then them two thieves begun to laugh Rumsty-O, Rumsty-O. As I was going down Newgate stairs, Rumsty-O, Rumsty-O, As I was going down Newgate stairs, I head them two thieves saying their prayers, Rumsty-O, Rumsty-O. As I was going up Tyburn Hill, Rumsty-O, Rumsty-O, As I was going up Tyburn Hill, I saw them two thieves hanging there still, Rumsty-O, Rumsty-O. As remembered from the singing of Dr. Frank Allen Hubbard, who learned it from his father, Dr. Simeon Pease Hubbard, more than eighty-five years ago. This song is recalled as being very effective when sung to the accompaniment of a concertina. The melody of this song is very old} both tune and text are traditional in the Hubbard family. The last execution on Tyburn gallows took place in 1783. From that time, Newgate was the scene of capital punishment for Middlesex. The beggar’s staff is known for its greasy sleekness. Folk Songs of Old New England, Eloise Hubbard Linscott(1932), |