Johnny Lad
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1956.168.B6
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this comic nonsense song we hear silly stories of various historical personages, including Samson, who fought with cuddies' [asses'] jaws and wore crimson flannel drawers. Nineveh scratched out both his eyes then scratched them in again. Napoleon ruled the land and sea, but not Polmadie. The Queen played football with the lads on Glasgow Green, but she was a sore loser: she singled out the lead scorer of the other team and threw him in jail. The singer tells us that Johnny is the best lad, and she should know, having had twenty-nine before.
Item Notes
8 couplets with a refrain of 2 lines.
See:
Ord pp. 168-169
Recording Location
County - Lanarkshire
Parish - Glasgow
Village/Place - Glasgow
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair