The Man on the Flying Trapeze

Popeye gets off the ship and heads over to see Olive Oyl, but her grandmother informs her she has gone with the title character. As a result, everyone sings the song, while ringmaster Wimpy eats a whistle and blows on a hamburger, while the acrobat uses Olive as a prop.

I's one of the great Popeye cartoons produced by the Fleischers, and makes fine use of the title song and the insistence on director Dave Fleischer on packing every cartoon with an enormous number of gags, big and little.

The song dates from 1867, and was inspired by acrobat Jules Leotard, who appeared in the garment that is still called by his name. And no, I don't mean the Jules.