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Description: | Song on the plight of a local collier's son.Jolly Joe, having courted many a local lass, declares his love for Rachel. On taking a walk by 'Beamish town' Joe spies his love in an embrace with 'poor Jack from the moor Mill'. Enraged, Joe declares Jack 'must either fight or run'. Losing his temper, Joe launches himself at poor Jack, when Rachel intervenes. Declaring that she will be 'a servant and a wife' Rachel, against her will, heads straight for the church, leaving Joe to lament his 'downfall with poor Jack from the Moor mill'.This song is part of the John Bell Collection. ; A collection of broadsheets on various subjects, with accompanying press cuttings and manuscript notes in the hand of John Bell. | Publisher: | Stephenson Gateshead ; Tyne and Wear | Rights holder: | rights holder : Newcastle University | Subjects: | marriage and courtship love & courtship & betrayal Love | Temporal: | start=1801;end=1840; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:N0128502 | Go to resource |
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