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Jemmy Joneson’s Whurry in Geordie dialect is a traditional Geordie folk song written c1815, by Thomas Thompson, in a style deriving from music hall. This song appears to be the last one Thomas Thompson wrote, and the earliest record of its publication is 1823, seven years after his death. == Lyrics == The song refers to the time before steam power on the water, a time when travel across and along the River Tyne was by wherry and similar which required muscle power. At the time Jimmy Joneson was well known, as was his boat, by passengers and by people generally on the Tyne. Shortly after the song was written, on Ascension Day, 19 May 1814, the first steamer started working on the Tyne, operated by the "Tyne Steam Packet Co." The publisher made an error on the first edition which led to this being copied onto many other publication, even after the error was brought to their attention and corrected〔 The song appears in many publications including "Collection of songs chiefly in the Newcastle dialect – And illustrative of the Language and Manners of the Common People on the Banks of the Tyne and neighbourhood – By T. Thompson, J. Shields, W. Mitford, H. Robson, and others. Newcastle upon Tyne: Printed by John Marshall, In the Old Flesh Market. 1827.” In several other publications one or more of the (usually) later verses have been omitted. JEMMY JONESON'S WHURRY 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jemmy Joneson’s Whurry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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