Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg
A Song Dickens Liked: Old Clem

"Old Clem"
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Hammer boys round – Old Clem,
With a thump and a sound – Old Clem,
Beat it out, beat it out – Old Clem,
With a cluck for the stout – Old Clem,
Blow the fire, blow the fire – Old Clem,
Roaring drier, soaring higher – Old Clem.
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"A custom prevailed at Chatham of holding a procession on St. Clement's day, and the saint, who was irreverently designated 'Old Clem,' was personated by a young smith disguised for the occasion.
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"Charles Dickens and Music", by James T. Lightwood, Haskell House Pub. Ltd., N.Y., N.Y.
1970, SBN: 8383-1080-X, LC: 76-119084, p. 151
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The specific recording you are listening to is adapted from the DVD version of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations", © Masterpiece Theatre, BBC Worldwide, 1999

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