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The Vly be on the Turmut

The Vly be on the Turmut is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand The Vly be on the Turmut rather than just read about it. In short: "The Vly be on the Turmut" (i.e. "The Fly is on the Turnip") (Roud 1376), also called "The Turmut Hoer", is an English folk song, and is the unofficial song of the English county of Wiltshire, sung in the Wiltshire dialect. The song is one of the regimental marching songs of the Wiltshire Regiment.

Key takeaways

The Vly be on the Turmut belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect The Vly be on the Turmut to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of The Vly be on the Turmut from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

"The Vly be on the Turmut" (i.e. "The Fly is on the Turnip") (Roud 1376), also called "The Turmut Hoer", is an English folk song, and is the unofficial song of the English county of Wiltshire, sung in the Wiltshire dialect. The song is one of the regimental marching songs of the Wiltshire Regiment. According to a long-established Salisbury tradition, the city's Member of Parliament sings the song from the balcony of the White Hart Hotel in St John's Street after winning each Parliamentary election. The musical score is given in Tom Gibson's The Wiltshire Regiment and in Granville Bantock's 100 Songs of England for High Voice. The song also appears with variations in Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. The BBC's Music Library contains seven editions of the versions from the three counties.

Lyrics T'were on a jolly zummer's day, the twenty-vust o' May, John Scruggins took his turmut 'oe, wi' this 'e trudged away, Now some volkes they loike haymakin', and some they vancies mowin' But of all the jobs as Oi loike best, gi'e Oi the turmut 'oein'. The vly, the vly, The vly be on the turmut, 'Tis all me eye, For Oi to try, To keep vlies off them turmuts. The vust place as Oi went to wurk; it were wi' Varmer Gower, Who vowed and swore as 'ow Oi were a vust class turmut 'oer; The second place Oi went to wurk, they paid Oi by the job, If Oi'd a-knowed a little more, Oi'd sooner bin in quod. The vly, the vly, The vly be on the turmut, 'Tis all me eye, For Oi to try, To keep vlies off them turmuts. The last place as Oi went to wurk, they zent ver Oi a-mowin', Oi zent wurd back, Oi'd zunner get the zack, than gi'e up turmut 'oein'. Now all you jolly varmer chaps, what boides at 'ome zo warm, Oi'll now conclude my ditty wi'e a-wishin' you no 'arm. The vly, the vly, The vly be on the turmut, 'Tis all me eye, For Oi to try, To keep vlies off them turmuts.

The Turmit Hower A version entitled "The Turmut Hower" was printed in 1918 and opens with the lines "I be a turmut hower, Vram Gloucestershire I came; My parents be hard-working folk, Giles Wapshaw be my name."

Notes

External links The Vly be on the Turmut sung by John Glen MP, 7 May 2010, at youtube.com

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with The Vly be on the Turmut

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what The Vly be on the Turmut claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to The Vly be on the Turmut before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about The Vly be on the Turmut ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of The Vly be on the Turmut

In research: The Vly be on the Turmut appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses The Vly be on the Turmut in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: The Vly be on the Turmut is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Culture in Wiltshire, History of Wiltshire, Politics of Salisbury, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for The Vly be on the Turmut outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study The Vly be on the Turmut in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does The Vly be on the Turmut matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study The Vly be on the Turmut?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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