what is the music tune of the world turned upside down song

“The World Turned Upside Down” is traditionally sung to the tune “When the King Enjoys His Own Again” , which is also known as “Derry Down” or “The Old Women Taught Wisdom.”

Quick note

This is an old English ballad, and the tune is the part people usually mean when they ask about its “music tune.” The song was first published in the 1640s, and later tradition links it to Yorktown in 1781.

Related versions

• Traditional ballad versions: generally use the same older folk tune.

• Later performances: artists like Billy Bragg and Chumbawamba have recorded their own versions, but those are arrangements of the same song rather than a different original tune.

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