BROWN JUG POLKA
(aka "Heel & Toe Polka" and "Little Brown Jug")
UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Everything needs to be checked.
Time signature: 2/4 (when played as a POLKA )
Tempo: fast |
Joseph Eastburn Winner (1869)
|
Accordion Notation
Counts per bar = 2
Count symbol = Dot (or equivalent, such as " " ) |
Either row:
4* - 8 |
Pattern of parts (following arrows shown): A B A B A B A B etc.
Part A (This part of the tune is in common usage, found in many sources).
Part A (Verse 1, etc.)
> "5 |
My
| "4 "5 '"5 '5 | "4* "5" "5* '5* '5* |
wife and I lived all a - lone in a
| '6* '6* "6* "5* "6* | "6 "7* .7 |
lit-tle log hut we called our own
| "4 "5 '"5 '5 | "4* "5* '"5* '5* |
She loved gin, and I loved rum, I
| "6* "6* "5* "6* | "7* "6 .6 |
tell you what we'd lots of fun
Part B (Refrain)
| "5 "5 .5 | "5* "5* .5* |
Ha, ha, ha you and me,
| '6* '6* "6* "5* "6* | "6 "7* .7 |
Lit-tle brown jug, don't I love thee
| "5 "5 .5 | "5* "5* .5* |
Ha, ha, ha you and me,
| '6* '6* "6* "5* "6* | "7* "6 "6 <
Lit-tle brown jug, don't I love thee.
At end, replace the final refrain bar with | "6 "5 .6 |
I love thee
Part A (This part of the tune is in common usage, found in many sources).
Part A (Verse 1, etc.)
> "5 |
My
| "4 "5 '"5 '5 | "4* "5" "5* '5* '5* |
wife and I lived all a - lone in a
| '6* '6* "6* "5* "6* | "6 "7* .7 |
lit-tle log hut we called our own
| "4 "5 '"5 '5 | "4* "5* '"5* '5* |
She loved gin, and I loved rum, I
| "6* "6* "5* "6* | "7* "6 .6 |
tell you what we'd lots of fun
Part B (Refrain)
| "5 "5 .5 | "5* "5* .5* |
Ha, ha, ha you and me,
| '6* '6* "6* "5* "6* | "6 "7* .7 |
Lit-tle brown jug, don't I love thee
| "5 "5 .5 | "5* "5* .5* |
Ha, ha, ha you and me,
| '6* '6* "6* "5* "6* | "7* "6 "6 <
Lit-tle brown jug, don't I love thee.
At end, replace the final refrain bar with | "6 "5 .6 |
I love thee
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
Twelve videos in keys of: A=2 C=5 F=4 G=1
Some of these videos have a "2 beats/bar polka sound", some a "jazz" sound, and some a "4 beats/bar country" sound.
Also, please note that not all performances follow the above accordion notation; you may need to make adjustments when playing along.
Some of these videos have a "2 beats/bar polka sound", some a "jazz" sound, and some a "4 beats/bar country" sound.
Also, please note that not all performances follow the above accordion notation; you may need to make adjustments when playing along.
Key: A
Tempo: ~105 bpm Singer: Hylo Brown ? Posted by: Hylo Brown - Topic |
|
Key: A
Tempo: ~165 bpm Group: Interlake P:olka Kings Posted by: POLKADON DB |
|
Key: C
Tempo: ~150 bpm Music: Barefoot Becky Polka Lover's Club in Golden, Colorado Posted by: Joyce Kropewnicki |
|
Key: C
Tempo: ~125 bpm Accordionist: ? Posted by: Ch1mp90 |
|
Key: C
Tempo: ~120 bpm Group: Shenanigans Posted by: Shenanigans - Topic |
|
Key: C
Tempo: ~105 bpm Singer: Fred Field ? Posted by: Sheet Music Singer |
|
Key: C
Tempo: ~155 bpm Accordionist: Melanie ? Posted by: Melanies Music Lessons |
|
Key: F
Tempo: ~120 bpm Accordion player: ? Posted by: The Happy Sky Father |
|
Key: F
Tempo: ~200 bpm Singer: Burl Ives Posted by: Burl Ives - Topic |
|
Key: F
Tempo: ~95 bpm Group: North Dakota Boys Posted by: North Dakota Boys |
|
Key: F
Tempo: ~165 bpm Group: Arthur Godfrey Orchestra Posted by: Arthur Godfrey - Topic |
|
Key: G
Tempo: ~185 bpm Group: Sons of the Pioneers Posted by: Sons of the Pioneers |
|
Background Materials, Information & Links
LYRICS
Some of the many verses |
Verse 1
Refrain Verse 2, etc. |
Me and my wife live all alone
In a little log hut we call our own; She loves gin and I love rum, And don’t we have a lot of fun! Ha, ha, ha, you and me, Little brown jug, don’t I love thee! Ha, ha, ha, you and me, Little brown jug, don’t I love thee! When I go toiling on the farm I take the little jug under my arm; Place it under a shady tree, Little brown jug,’tis you and me. ’Tis you that makes me friends me foes, ’Tis you that makes me wear old clothes; But, seeing you’re so near my nose, Tip her up and down she goes. If I’d a cow that gave such milk, I’d dress her in the finest silk; Feed her up on oats and hay, And milk her twenty times a day. I bought a cow from Farmer Jones, And she was nothing but skin and bones; I fed her up as fine as silk, She jumped the fence and strained her milk. The rose is red, my nose is too, The violet’s blue and so are you; And yet, I guess, before I stop, We’d better take another drop. |
Background
|
Click HERE for (wikipedia) background info on the "Little Brown Jug" song.
|