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Description: | Comic song involving a runaway monkey.This song is typical of the light-hearted, popularist nature of broadside subject matter. Comedic songs like this would have been printed in mass and distributed throughout Britain.'Sailor, showman, and monkey' was written by James Morrison. Morrison was born in the Groat Market about the year 1800. He worked as an apprentice painter before making his living as a journeyman. Around 1830 he moved to Edinburgh and little is known of his life after this date. His two songs, 'Burdon's Address' and 'Newcastle Noodles' were popular in their day, but were of temporary interest and Morrison is now less well known. 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: | Marshall Newcastle upon Tyne | Rights holder: | rights holder : Newcastle University | Subjects: | river and sea monkeys & sailors & showmen | Temporal: | start=1801;end=1840; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:N0130001 | Go to resource |
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