Jam on Gerry's Rock

Jam on Gerry’s Rock, alternatively written as Jam on Jerry's Rock, is a folk song. It has been recorded by the Wisconsin Folk Song Recording Project, The Limeliters, Pete Seeger, and the Mallett Brothers. The song is about a young foreman warning his colleagues as he is about to break up a log jam on a river. After the surge he is eventually found bruised, bloodied, and dead downstream, with the song serving as tribute.

There has been research and speculation on the song's origins.[1][2] There are various title variations and iterations of the song.[3] It is generally associated with Maine.[4]

References
  1. Cazden, Norman; Haufrecht, Herbert; Studer, Norman (January 1, 1982). Folk Songs of the Catskills. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780873955805 – via Google Books.
  2. Ritchie, Bernice Walker (October 13, 1989). "Gladwin History: Then & Now". Gladwin County Record – via Google Books.
  3. Cox, John Harrington (October 12, 1925). Folk-songs of the South. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780598972088 – via Google Books.
  4. Seymour, Tom (August 12, 2003). Tom Seymour's Maine: A Maine Anthology. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595292097 – via Google Books.
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