A ball held in Ipswich on 13 December 1852 ended with "a country dance, entitled 'Pop Goes the Weasel', one of the most mirth inspiring dances which can well be imagined." By December 1852, "Pop Goes The Weasel" was a popular social dance in England. In June 1852, the boat Pop Goes The Weasel competed in the Durham Regatta. One modern expert believes the tune, like most jigs, originated in the 1600s. Gow's Repository of the Dance Music of Scotland (1799 to 1820), included "The Haymakers" as country dance or jig. Miller and Beacham's music was a variation of "The Haymakers", a tune dating back to the 1700s. This is the oldest known source that pairs the name to this tune. In the early 1850s, Miller and Beacham of Baltimore published sheet music for "Pop goes the Weasel for Fun and Frolic". It is commonly used in Jack-in-the-box toys and for ice cream trucks. " Pop! Goes the Weasel" ( Roud 5249) is a traditional English and American song, a country dance, nursery rhyme, and singing game that emerged in the mid-19th century.
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