X: 1 T: The Jenny Lind Song [D] C: Anton Wallerstein O: 1846? F: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/mussm:@FILREQ(@OR(@field(TITLE+@od1(The+Jenny+Lind+song,+polka++))+@field(ALTTITLE+@od1(The+Jenny+Lind+song,+polka++)))+@FIELD(COLLID+sm1820)) R: polka Z: 2013 John Chambers N: Published 1850 in Baltimore by F. D. Benteen N: The lyrics are probably by J. J. Hewitt, about whom little seems to be known. M: 2/4 L: 1/8 K: D % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [|\ "D".F.A "G".G.B | "D".A.f (f/^e/f) | "A7".G.e (e/^d/e) | "D".F.d (d/c/d) |\ "D".F.A "G".G.B | "D"(A/B/c/d/ e/f/g/a/) | "A7"(c/d/e/f g/a/b/c'/) | "D"d'2 z |] % F | "D"F A "G"G B | "D"A f f A | "A7"G e e G | "D"F d d F | w: The rage is now for Jen-ny Lind, And all must hear her warb-ling clear, No "D"F A "G"G B | "D"A f f A | G e e c | d2 z B | w: mat-ter 'how we raise the wind: Her notes are sweet and dear. All "G"d B B B | "D"A F F F | "A7"G E E E | "D"F D D B | w: Eur-rope says she's quite au fait At chan-ging notes her own for ours; And "G"d B B B | "D"A F F F | "A7"G E E E | "D"D2 z F | w: when you hear her se-raph lay, You think of love and flowers. Oh! | "D"F A "G"G B | "D"A f f A | "A7"G e e G | "D"F d d F | w: Jen-ny Lind! sweet Jen-ny Lind! A-round you shall the proud-est throng; While "D"F A "G"G B | "D"A f f A | "A7" G e e c | "D"d2 z (d/e/) | w: those who can-not raise the wind, Shall out-side hear your song. "D"f(f/a/) "G"g(g/b/) | "D"a(f'/e'/ d'/c'/b/a/) | "A7"G(c'/b/ a/g/f/e/) | "D"d2 [d'afd] |] % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W:2. W: O you're a bird with golden wings, A nightingale they say you are, W: And one so rare, that when she sings Her notes are over par. W: All other warblers stand aghast And "spinning Jennies" are no go; W: Old piping Boreas cries "avast!" \AEolus sighs "oh, no!" W: Oh! Jenny Line &c. W: W:3. W: The shops are full of Jenny Lind, Her shawls and gloves are every where; W: And dry-goods flaunt upon the wind, Just such as Jenny's are. W: No songs are sweet but those you sing, No shoes fit well without your name: W: Your bonnet__ O that's just the thing For miss or stately dame. W: Oh! Jenny Lind &c. W: W:4. W: My daughters__ they're all Jenny Lind, My own cravat has Jenny ties; W: My wife around her neck has pinn'd A kerchief with her eyes. W: The cat and all her kittens too To Jenny Lind's array belong; W: And every time they howl or mew, I feel the "power of song!" W: Oh! Jenny Lind &c. %%sep 1 1 500 %%sep 1 1 500 X: 1 T: The Jenny Lind Polka [C] C: Anton Wallerstein (1846) O: 1846? F: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.music.sm1850.661020/enlarge.html?page=3 R: polka Z: 2013 John Chambers N: Tune 2 in the suite "Dodworth's polka quadrilles" published 1850 in New York by Wm. Hall and Son. N: Transposed down an octave for legibility. M: 2/4 L: 1/16 K: C [|\ "C"[E2C2][G2E2] "G7"[F2D2][A2F2] | "C"[G2E2]e2 ({f}e^d).e2 |\ "G7"([F2D2]d2) ({e}d^c).d2 | "C"([E2C2]c2) ({d}cB).c2 | "C".[E2C2].[G2E2] "G7".[F2D2].[A2F2] | "C"[G2E2]e2 ({f}e^d).e2 |\ "G7"([F2D2]d2) ({e}d^c).d2 | "C".c2.c2.c2 !fine!z2 \ H[|\ !f!.c2"F".A2 .^G2.A2 | "C"(G2E2) ({F}E^D).E2 |\ "G7".F2.D2 .^C2.D2 | "C"(E2C2) ({D}CB,).C2 |\ .c2"F".A2 .^G2.A2 | "C"(G2E2) ({F}E^D).E2 | "G,/D,".D2.B2 "D7".B2.A2 | "G"F2"^Fz"z2 "G7"K[F2D2B,2G,2] |\ "C"(3(GAG) (^FG) .c2E2 | "G7".G2.F2 ({G}FE).F2 |\ "G7"(3(FGF) (EF) .f2B2 | "C".d2.c2 ({d}cB).c2 |\ "C"(3(GAG) (^FG) .c2.E2 | "G7".G2.F2 ({G}FE).F2 |\ "G7"(3(FGF) (EF) .f2.B2 | "C".c2.c2.c2 "_D.C."z2 |] %%sep 1 1 500 %%sep 1 1 500 X: 1 T: The Jenny Lind Polka C: Anton Wallerstein (1846) %D:1846 F: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.music.sm1850.661020/enlarge.html?page=3 R: polka Z: 2013 John Chambers N: Tune 2 in the suite "Dodworth's polka quadrilles" published 1850 in New York by Wm. Hall and Son. N: Transposed down an octave for legibility. M: 2/4 L: 1/16 K: C [|\ "C"[E2C2][G2E2] "G7"[F2D2][A2F2] | "C"[G2E2]e2 ({f}e^d).e2 |\ "G7"([F2D2]d2) ({e}d^c).d2 | "C"([E2C2]c2) ({d}cB).c2 | "C".[E2C2].[G2E2] "G7".[F2D2].[A2F2] | "C"[G2E2]e2 ({f}e^d).e2 |\ "G7"([F2D2]d2) ({e}d^c).d2 | "C".c2.c2.c2 !fine!z2 \ H[|\ !f!.c2"F".A2 .^G2.A2 | "C"(G2E2) ({F}E^D).E2 |\ "G7".F2.D2 .^C2.D2 | "C"(E2C2) ({D}CB,).C2 |\ .c2"F".A2 .^G2.A2 | "C"(G2E2) ({F}E^D).E2 | "G,/D,".D2.B2 "D7".B2.A2 | "G"F2"^Fz"z2 "G7"K[F2D2B,2G,2] |\ "C"(3(GAG) (^FG) .c2E2 | "G7".G2.F2 ({G}FE).F2 |\ "G7"(3(FGF) (EF) .f2B2 | "C".d2.c2 ({d}cB).c2 |\ "C"(3(GAG) (^FG) .c2.E2 | "G7".G2.F2 ({G}FE).F2 |\ "G7"(3(FGF) (EF) .f2.B2 | "C".c2.c2.c2 "_D.C."z2 |] %D:1846 N: as played by Dodworth's Cornet Band N: Arranged by Allen Dodworth N: Teacher of dancing 448 Broome St. N: New York. Firth, Hall & Pond. 239 Broadway. & Firth & Hall 1 Franklin Sq. F: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/music/sm2/sm1846/052000/052270/001.tif R: polka Z: 2013 John Chambers N: (The sharp over the turns on e is a bit odd, since the f is already sharp.) M: 2/4 L: 1/16 K: E "A"|:\ "E"G2B2 "A"A2c2 | "E"B2g2 {a}g^^fg2 |\ "Bm"A2f2 {g}f^ef2 | "E"G2e2 {f}ede2 |\ "E"G2B2 "A"A2c2 | "E"B2g2 {a}g^^fg2 |\ "Bm"A2f2 {g}f^efd | "E"e2g2e2z2 :| "B"|:\ "A"[e'2c'2][c'2a2] {d'}[c'a]^bc'2 | "E"[b2g2e2][g2e2] {a}[ge]^^fg2 |\ "Bm"[a2f2d2B2][f2d2B2] {a}f^ef2 | "E"[g2e2B2]e2 eegb |\ "A"[e'2c'2a2][c'2a2] {d'}[c'a]^bc'2 | "E"[b2g2e2][g2e2] {a}[ge]^^fg2 |\ "Bm"[a2f2d2B2][f2d2B2] {a}f^efd | "E"e2g2e2z2 :| % Original written-out repeat of B: %"A"[e'2c'2][c'2a2] {d'}[c'a]^bc'2 | "E"[b2g2e2][g2e2] {a}[ge]^^fg2 |\ %"Bm"[a2f2d2B2][f2d2B2] {a}f^ef2 | "E"[g2e2B2]e2 eegb |\ %"A"[e'2c'2][c'2a2] {d'}[c'a]^bc'2 | "E"[b2g2e2][g2e2] {a}[ge]^^fg2 |\ %"Bm"[a2f2d2B2][f2d2B2] {a}f^efd | "E"e2g2e2z2 |] "A"[|\ "E"G2B2 "A"A2c2 | "E"B2g2 {a}g^^fg2 |\ "Bm"A2f2 {g}f^ef2 | "E"G2e2 {f}ede2 |\ "E"G2B2 "A"A2c2 |"E"B2g2 {a}g^^fg2 |\ "Bm"A2f2 {g}f^efd | "E"e2g2e2z2 |] [K:=d]\ [K:A] "C"|:\ "A"y"#"~e4 a3c | "E"e2d2 {e}dcd2 |\ "#"~e4 d'3g | "A"b2a2 {b}aga2 |\ "A"y"#"~e4 a3c | "E"e2d2 {e}dcd2 |\ "#"~e4 d'3g | "A"b2a2 a2z2 :|[K:E] "A"[|\ "E"G2B2 "A"A2c2 | "E"B2g2 {a}g^^fg2 |\ "Bm"A2f2 {g}f^ef2 | "E"G2e2 {f}ede2 |\ "E"G2B2 "A"A2c2 |"E"B2g2 {a}g^^fg2 |\ "Bm"A2f2 {g}f^efd | "E"e2g2e2z2 |] %%sep 1 1 500 %%sep 1 1 500 X: 1 T: Jenny Lind C: Anton Wallerstein R: polka Z: 1998 by John Chambers N: N: Morris Ring (several versions) N: N: Jenny Lind was a very popular singer from Sweden in the mid-1800s. Several tunes were written N: for her. This one was played all over Europe and North America, and a great many variations N: of it exist. This two-key version is common, as are versions entirely in G or D. M: 2/4 L: 1/16 K: D "(A7)"AG \ | "D"F2A2 "G"G2B2 | "D"A2f2 fef2 | "A7"G2e2 ede2 | "D"F2d2 "(A7)"d2AG | | "D"F2A2 "G"G2B2 | "D"A2f2 fef2 | "A7"g2e2 egfe | "D"d2f2d2 :|[K:=c] K: G |: ef \ | "C"g3f egfe | "G"d2B2 BAB2 | "D7"c2A2 AGA2 | "G"B2G2 Gdef | | "C"g3f egfe | "G"d2B2 BAB2 | "D7"c2A2 AcBA | "G"G2B2G2 :|