There's the Lady's Forks and Knives/Nievie, Nievie, Nick-nack/There's the Church and there's the Steeple
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1976.78.A15
Original Tape ID
Summary
Three finger rhymes with explanations of the actions for two of them.
Jean Rodger recites the finger rhyme:
There's the lady's forks and knives,
There's the lady's table,
There's the lady's looking-glass,
And there's the baby's cradle.
Rock, Rock, bubbly-jock,
Gie's a piece on treacle.
She explains how to hold the hands and fingers to represent the things mentioned in the rhyme.
Another finger rhyme was 'Nievie, nievie, nick-nack, which hand will ye tak? / The right or the wrang, I'll beguile ye if I can."
She explains the positions of the hands and fingers for:
There's the kirk and there's the steeple.
Open the doors and see the people.
There's the minister going up the stairs,
And there's the minister saying his prayers.
Recording Location
County - Angus
Parish - Forfar
Village/Place - Forfar
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good