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==Music files==
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{{Editor|John Kilpatrick|2003-04-08}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|16|263}}{{Copy|Personal}}
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==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Jumblies, The''<br>
{{Title|''Jumblies, The''}}
{{Composer|John Kilpatrick}}
{{Composer|John Kilpatrick}}
{{Lyricist|Edward Lear}}
{{Lyricist|Edward Lear}}
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{{Genre|Secular|Partsongs}}
{{Genre|Secular|Partsongs}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
'''Instruments:''' {{acap}}<br>
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
'''Published:''' 2001<br>
{{Pub|1|2001}}
 
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'''Description:'''
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'''External websites:'''
 
==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{Text|English}}
{{Text|English|
'''The Jumblies'''
'''The Jumblies'''
<poem>
They went to sea in a sieve, they did,
They went to sea in a sieve, they did,
  In a Sieve they went to sea:
In a Sieve they went to sea:
In spite of all their friends could say,
In spite of all their friends could say,
On a winter's morn, on a stormy day,
On a winter's morn, on a stormy day,
  In a Sieve they went to sea!
In a Sieve they went to sea!
And when the Sieve turned round and round,
And when the Sieve turned round and round,
And every one cried, ‘You'll all be drowned!’
And every one cried, ‘You'll all be drowned!’
They called aloud, ‘Our Sieve ain't big,
They called aloud, ‘Our Sieve ain't big,
But we don't care a button! we don't care a fig!
But we don't care a button! we don't care a fig!
  In a Sieve we'll go to sea!’
In a Sieve we'll go to sea!’
    Far and few, far and few,
Far and few, far and few,
      Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
    Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
      And they went to sea in a Sieve.
And they went to sea in a Sieve.


They sailed away in a Sieve, they did,
They sailed away in a Sieve, they did,
In a Sieve they sailed so fast,
In a Sieve they sailed so fast,
  With only a beautiful pea-green veil
With only a beautiful pea-green veil
Tied with a riband by way of a sail,
Tied with a riband by way of a sail,
  To a small tobacco-pipe mast;
To a small tobacco-pipe mast;
And every one said, who saw them go,
And every one said, who saw them go,
‘O won't they be soon upset, you know!
‘O won't they be soon upset, you know!
For the sky is dark, and the voyage is long,
For the sky is dark, and the voyage is long,
And happen what may, it's extremely wrong
And happen what may, it's extremely wrong
  In a Sieve to sail so fast!’
In a Sieve to sail so fast!’
    Far and few, far and few,
Far and few, far and few,
      Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
    Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
      And they went to sea in a Sieve.
And they went to sea in a Sieve.


The water it soon came in, it did,
The water it soon came in, it did,
  The water it soon came in;
The water it soon came in;
So to keep them dry, they wrapped their feet
So to keep them dry, they wrapped their feet
In a pinky paper all folded neat,
In a pinky paper all folded neat,
  And they fastened it down with a pin.
And they fastened it down with a pin.
And they passed the night in a crockery-jar,
And they passed the night in a crockery-jar,
And each of them said, ‘How wise we are!
And each of them said, ‘How wise we are!
Though the sky be dark, and the voyage be long,
Though the sky be dark, and the voyage be long,
Yet we never can think we were rash or wrong,
Yet we never can think we were rash or wrong,
  While round in our Sieve we spin!’
While round in our Sieve we spin!’
    Far and few, far and few,
Far and few, far and few,
      Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
    Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
      And they went to sea in a Sieve.
And they went to sea in a Sieve.


And all night long they sailed away;
And all night long they sailed away;
  And when the sun went down,
And when the sun went down,
They whistled and warbled a moony song
They whistled and warbled a moony song
To the echoing sound of a coppery gong,
To the echoing sound of a coppery gong,
  In the shade of the mountains brown.
In the shade of the mountains brown.
‘O Timballo! How happy we are,
‘O Timballo! How happy we are,
When we live in a sieve and a crockery-jar,
When we live in a sieve and a crockery-jar,
And all night long in the moonlight pale,
And all night long in the moonlight pale,
We sail away with a pea-green sail,
We sail away with a pea-green sail,
  In the shade of the mountains brown!’
In the shade of the mountains brown!’
    Far and few, far and few,
Far and few, far and few,
      Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
    Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
      And they went to sea in a Sieve.
And they went to sea in a Sieve.


They sailed to the Western Sea, they did,
They sailed to the Western Sea, they did,
  To a land all covered with trees,
To a land all covered with trees,
And they bought an Owl, and a useful Cart,
And they bought an Owl, and a useful Cart,
And a pound of Rice, and a Cranberry Tart,
And a pound of Rice, and a Cranberry Tart,
  And a hive of silvery Bees.
And a hive of silvery Bees.
And they bought a Pig, and some green Jack-daws,
And they bought a Pig, and some green Jack-daws,
And a lovely Monkey with lollipop paws,
And a lovely Monkey with lollipop paws,
And forty bottles of Ring-Bo-Ree,
And forty bottles of Ring-Bo-Ree,
  And no end of Stilton Cheese.
And no end of Stilton Cheese.
    Far and few, far and few,
Far and few, far and few,
      Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
    Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
      And they went to sea in a Sieve.
And they went to sea in a Sieve.


And in twenty years they all came back,
And in twenty years they all came back,
  In twenty years or more,
In twenty years or more,
And every one said, ‘How tall they've grown!
And every one said, ‘How tall they've grown!
For they've been to the Lakes, and the Torrible Zone,
For they've been to the Lakes, and the Torrible Zone,
  And the hills of the Chankly Bore!’
And the hills of the Chankly Bore!’
And they drank their health, and gave them a feast
And they drank their health, and gave them a feast
Of dumplings made of beautiful yeast;
Of dumplings made of beautiful yeast;
And every one said, ‘If we only live,
And every one said, ‘If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
  To the hills of the Chankly Bore!’
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!’
    Far and few, far and few,
Far and few, far and few,
      Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
    Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
      And they went to sea in a Sieve.
And they went to sea in a Sieve.}}
</poem>


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Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.

General Information

Title: Jumblies, The
Composer: John Kilpatrick
Lyricist: Edward Lear

Number of voices: 8vv   Voicing: SSAATTBB

Genre: SecularPartsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 2001
Description: 

External websites:

Original text and translations

English.png English text

The Jumblies
They went to sea in a sieve, they did,
 In a Sieve they went to sea:
In spite of all their friends could say,
On a winter's morn, on a stormy day,
 In a Sieve they went to sea!
And when the Sieve turned round and round,
And every one cried, ‘You'll all be drowned!’
They called aloud, ‘Our Sieve ain't big,
But we don't care a button! we don't care a fig!
 In a Sieve we'll go to sea!’
 Far and few, far and few,
 Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
 Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
 And they went to sea in a Sieve.

They sailed away in a Sieve, they did,
In a Sieve they sailed so fast,
 With only a beautiful pea-green veil
Tied with a riband by way of a sail,
 To a small tobacco-pipe mast;
And every one said, who saw them go,
‘O won't they be soon upset, you know!
For the sky is dark, and the voyage is long,
And happen what may, it's extremely wrong
 In a Sieve to sail so fast!’
 Far and few, far and few,
 Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
 Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
 And they went to sea in a Sieve.

The water it soon came in, it did,
 The water it soon came in;
So to keep them dry, they wrapped their feet
In a pinky paper all folded neat,
 And they fastened it down with a pin.
And they passed the night in a crockery-jar,
And each of them said, ‘How wise we are!
Though the sky be dark, and the voyage be long,
Yet we never can think we were rash or wrong,
 While round in our Sieve we spin!’
 Far and few, far and few,
 Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
 Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
 And they went to sea in a Sieve.

And all night long they sailed away;
 And when the sun went down,
They whistled and warbled a moony song
To the echoing sound of a coppery gong,
 In the shade of the mountains brown.
‘O Timballo! How happy we are,
When we live in a sieve and a crockery-jar,
And all night long in the moonlight pale,
We sail away with a pea-green sail,
 In the shade of the mountains brown!’
 Far and few, far and few,
 Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
 Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
 And they went to sea in a Sieve.

They sailed to the Western Sea, they did,
 To a land all covered with trees,
And they bought an Owl, and a useful Cart,
And a pound of Rice, and a Cranberry Tart,
 And a hive of silvery Bees.
And they bought a Pig, and some green Jack-daws,
And a lovely Monkey with lollipop paws,
And forty bottles of Ring-Bo-Ree,
 And no end of Stilton Cheese.
 Far and few, far and few,
 Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
 Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
 And they went to sea in a Sieve.

And in twenty years they all came back,
 In twenty years or more,
And every one said, ‘How tall they've grown!
For they've been to the Lakes, and the Torrible Zone,
 And the hills of the Chankly Bore!’
And they drank their health, and gave them a feast
Of dumplings made of beautiful yeast;
And every one said, ‘If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
 To the hills of the Chankly Bore!’
 Far and few, far and few,
 Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
 Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
 And they went to sea in a Sieve.