| The Sailor's Hornpipe |
| Composer |
Traditional |
| Released |
1797 or 1798 |
| Title Origin |
Official |
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The Sailor's Hornpipe (also known as The College Hornpipe and Jack's the Lad) is a traditional hornpipe melody and linked dance with origins in the Royal Navy.
The tune was first printed as the "College Hornpipe" in 1797 or 1798 by J. Dale of London. However, versions of the tune are found in earlier manuscript collections – for example, a syncopated version in the William Vickers manuscript, written on Tyneside, dated 1770.
The tune was played in the animated Popeye cartoons beginning in the 1930s, usually as the first part of the opening credits theme, which then segued into an instrumental of "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man".
Games
The Crystals of Carus (C64)
Played in intro screen.
King's Quest III: To Heir is Human (DOS)
Muppet Treasure Island (W32)
SlamTilt Resurrection (W32)
Played in Pirate table.
El Tesoro de Isla Alcachofa (W32)
Heard in credits song.
Seven Seas (W32)
Played in the tutorial mode. The subsong internal title is "Tutorial".
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