Oh Dear me, My Granny Catched a Flea
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
10 July 1976
Track ID
31306
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1976.78.A17
Original Tape ID
Summary
Three responses, two involving rhyme, to clichéd utterances.
Jean Rodger recites three stock responses. If someone said "Did you ever," the reply began "No, I never ..." and if someone said "Oh dear me," her granny would reply, "What's so dear aboot you, and dirt's sae cheap?" Another response was: "Oh dear me / My granny catched a flea / She salted it and peppered it / And ate it till her tea."
Recording Location
County - Angus
Parish - Forfar
Village/Place - Forfar
Language
Scots
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good