Also known as
Hey Jolly Broom Man, Jamacia, The Jolly Broom-Man, The Jolly Tradesman, Jovial Broome Man, Prodigals Resolution, The Slow Men Of London, Sometimes I Am A Tappster New, Sometimes I Am A Tapster New.
a popular 17th century dance tune; several broadside ballad songs are set to the tune, including the lewd Jolly Tradesman, from Pills To Purge Melancholy.
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This is an English country dance tune. There’s a nice recording of it somewhere by the Broadside Band. I believe it is played in G on that recording.
This tune was originally known as the "Slow Men of London", but later became known as the "Jovial Broome Man" when a ballad with this title was written and set to the tune:
A facsimile of this ballad is held in the British Library. Online version here: