POP GOES THE WEASEL

Time signature:  6/8
Tempo: ~  bpm.
Traditional
It is believed that the tune for "Pop Goes The Weasel" was initially a dance jig, perhaps dating back to the 1600's.   By the early 1850's it was a popular social dance in England.

Today, it is mainly viewed as a children's song.  However, it has been suggested that the original lyrics, in adddition to being an aid to learning the tune, may have been a social commentary, now clouded by the many changes in wording.
                                                                                                                         ... Source: wikipedia

UNDER CONSTRUCTION:  
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                         Notation & youTube keys need to be checked.

Accordion Notation
Beats per bar = 2  (Played as a JIG)
Beat symbol       Semicolon    (  ;  )
                           or  equivalent   (  .  "  )     
Outside row (high) =  Buttons 5 - 11*
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Either row   (low)  =   Buttons  2 - 7
ACCORDION LOWER-OCTAVE VERSION

Part A

>  |   .3   "3   -    .3*     "3*     |    "4  "5  "4    -     .3      "2    |
    All    a      round  the          mul-ber-ry        bush   the

|    .3      "3   -      .3*     "3*   |     ;4    -    .3      "2    |
   mon - key    chased   the        wea  -   sel.   The
  
|   .3     "3    -     .3*      "3*    |   "4  "5   "4   -    ;3    |
  mon - key     thought 'twas      all___    in       fun.

|    .5*  "r   -     .3*   "4*   |     ;4    -    .3    "5   | 
    Pop           goes  the      wea  -    sel.    A


Part B

|    .6    "6    -    .5*   "5*     |     "6*    "7*     "6*     -      .5      "5      |
   pen - ny         for   a             spool             of          thread,   a 

|    .6     "6     -   "5*   "6*   "6      |     ;6*    -     ;5      |
    pen-  ny         for              a           nee   -     dle.  
  
|    .4*     "4    -    .4*      "5    |    "5*   "6*      ;6    |
  That's  the       way      the       mon - ey   goes.  

|    .5*  "r  -     .3*   "4*    |       ;4    -    ;3      |   <
    Pop          goes  the          wea   -   sel

ACCORDION HIGHER OCTAVE VERSION (Outside Row of Accordion)

Part A

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|   .6   "6   -    .7*     "7*     |    "7  "8  "7    -     .6       "5    |
    All    a      round  the         mul-ber-ry         bush /  the

|    .6      "6   -      .7*     "7*   |     ;7    -    .6      "5    |    
   mon - key    chased   the        wea  -   sel. /  The
  
|   .6     "6    -     .7*      "7*    |   "7  "8   "7   -    ;6    | 
  mon - key     thought 'twas      all___    in       fun.

|    .9*  "r  -     .7*   "8*   |     ;7    -    .6    "8   |      
    Pop           goes  the      wea  -    sel.    A


Part B

|    .9    "9    -    .9*   "9*     |    "10*  "11*   "10*    -      .8         "8      |
   pen - ny         for   a             spool             of          thread,  /  A 

|    .9     "9   -     "9*  "10*  "9      |    ;10*   -     ;8      |    
    pen-  ny         for              a           nee   -     dle.  
  
|    .8*     "7    -    .8*      "8    |    "9*  "10*     ;9    | 
  That's  the       way      the       mon - ey   goes.  

|    .9*  "r   -     .7*   "8*    |       ;7    -    ;6      |       <
    Pop          goes  the          wea   -    sel
Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Twelve youTube videos:  A=2    Bb=1    C=3    D=2    Eb=1    G=3
Key:  G

Group:  Commonwealth Vintage Dancers

Music by:  ?

​Posted by:   
​             CommonwealthVintageDancers

"Pop Goes The Weasel" is believed to have been initially a jig-dance tune, with lyrics (many different versions) added later.
Key:  G 

Singer:  David Polansky

​Posted by:   David Polansky - Topic
Key:  G

Artist:  Gretchen Grube

​Posted by:  ​WCMUSIC.ORG

Very short - set youTube on "Loop" to practice along with Gretchen.
Key:  A

Group:  Sing N Play

Posted by: Sing N Play - Topic

Upbeat version
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Key:  A

Singers:  Sin and Swoon 

​Posted by:  The Secret Mountain
Key:  C 

Singers: ?

Posted by: oxbridgebaby
Key:  C

Singer:  ?

​Posted by:   Baby Bao Panda - Nursery

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Key:   C

Group: BABYFIRSTTV

Posted by: BabyFirst Learn Colors, AB..
Key:   Eb

Singer: ?

Posted by: Sheet Music Singer

Based on sheet music from the 1850's - may not accurately match the notation above.
Key:  D

Singer:  ?

​Posted by:  callumellismennie

​Produced by Grandma Bun records
Key:  D

Pianist:  ?

Posted by:EasyPianoTube
​Key:  Bb

Group:  Rock 'N Learn

Singer: ?

Posted by: Rock 'N Learn
Background Materials, Information & Links
​Lyrics:
English version
Half a pound  of tuppenny  rice,
Half a pound of treacle,
That's the way the money goes,
Pop! Goes the weasel.

​Up and down the City Road,
In and out the Eagle,
That's the way the money goes,
Pop! Goes the weasel.

Every night when I go out,
The monkey's on the table,
Take a stick and knock it off,
Pop! Goes the weasel.

A penny for a ball of thread
Another for a needle,
That's the way the money goes,
Pop! Goes the weasel.

All around the cobbler's bench
the monkey chased the people;
The donkey thought 'twas all in fun,
Pop! Goes the weasel.

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Background Link:
Click HERE (wikipedia) for additional info about this song.