Annotation:Hop O'-My Thumb
X: 1 T: HOP-O'-MY THUMB C: Copyright.--Johnson Segton Q: "Lively." R: march, polka, reel B: W. Hamilton "Universal Tune-Book" Vol. 2 Glasgow 1846 p.84 #3 S: http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/itma.dl.printmaterial/book_pdfs/hamiltonvol2web.pdf Z: 2016 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: 2/4 % Book has 3/4, but that's clearly wrong. L: 1/8 F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/Hamilton/HUTB2/HUTB2-1846-V1.abc K: C % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - G |:\ cdef | ga g/e/c | defd | ec d/B/G |\ cdef | g/^f/g/a/ g/e/c | de=fd | cBc2 :| |:\ dcBA | G/E/C DE | FGAB | cd/c/ B/A/G |\ edcB | Ac G/E/C | DE G/F/E/D/ | CB, C2 :| % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HOP O'-MY THUMB. English; March, Polka or Reel. From The Folk-Lore Journal, Volume 7, "Dorsetshire Children's Games, etc." DORSETSHIRE CHILDREN’S GAMES, Etc.", 1889, by J.S. Udal[1]:
The supposed virtues of plants and flowers for purposes of weather prognostications, or for foretelling future events or fortunes, are widely known and believed in amongst our country children, and abundant scope is afforded them by the flowery hedgerows of Dorset for indulging in the harmless amusements connected with these beliefs. The kernels or pips of pomaceous fruit are often playfully shot from the thumb and forefinger, as the young folks repeat:
“Kernel, come, kernel, hop over my thumb
And tell me which way my true love will come.
East, west, north, or south,
Kernel, jump into my true love’s mouth”
