Sing Tae Yer Mammy/Clap Clap Handies/I'll Awa Hame
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SA1961.44.B10
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Summary
Three children's songs.
'Sing tae yer Mammy'
Sing tae yer Mammy, my bonnie laddie,
Sing tae yer Mammy, my bonnie dear.
You'll get a fishie, in a little dishie,
You'll get a fishie, when the boat comes in.
Dance tae yer Daddy, my bonnie laddie,
Dance tae yer Daddy, my bonnie dear.
You'll get a fishie, in a little dishie,
You'll get a fishie, when the boat comes in.
'Clap Clap Handies'
Clappa clappa handies, Mummy's at the mill,
Daddy said tae Mummy he's getting half a gill.
Clappa clappa handies, Mummy's comin hame,
Daddy's got the pennies, and Mummy she's got nane.
'I'll Awa Hame'
I'll no bide wi ma granny nae mair,
I'll no bide wi ma granny nae mair,
For she skelps me and she pulls ma hair,
O I'll no bide wi ma granny nae mair.
I'll gae hame tae ma mither, I will.
I'll gae hame tae ma mither, I will,
For she has a wee shop at the foot o the hill
And she sells a wee drappy at tuppence a gill.
I'll no bide wi ma granny nae mair,
I'll no bide wi ma granny nae mair,
For she skelps me and she pulls ma hair,
O I'll no bide wi ma granny nae mair.
Item Notes
The last of the three songs, 'I'll Awa Hame' (Roud 9514), is sung to the tune 'When She Cam Ben, She Bobbit' (also known as 'The Laird o Cockpen'). Cf. also Roud 6140.
For 'Dance to Your Daddy' (Roud 2439) see:
Greig-Duncan vol. 8, p. 113, no. 1562
'The Scotish [sic] Minstrel' vol. 2 (R. A. Smith, 1821) p. 14
'Popular Rhymes of Scotland' (R. Chambers, 1870) p. 18
'Dae Ye Min' Langsyne?' (A. Stewart Fraser, 1975) p. 6
'Scottish Nursery Rhymes' (N. & W. Montgomerie, 1946) pp. 89-90
'Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes' (P. Opie & I. Opie, 1951) pp. 140-141
'Andrew Crawfurd's Collection of Ballads & Songs' vol. 2 (E. Lyle, 1996) p. 145
For 'Clap Clap Handies' (Roud 12963/19304) see:
Greig-Duncan vol. 8, p. 114, no. 1564
'Games a Bogie' (M. Sinclair, 1989) p. 13
'Sandy Candy' (N. & W. Montgomerie, 1948) pp. 63, 67
'Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes' (P. Opie & I. Opie, 1951) pp. 196-197
For 'I'll Awa Hame' (Roud 9514 and cf. Roud 6140) see:
'Songs and Ballads of Dundee' (N. Gatherer, 2000) p. 140
Greig-Duncan vol. 4, pp. 469-470, no. 897
'Poems & Songs' (A. Rodger, 1838) pp. 260-263
'Poems & Songs' (A. Rodger, ed. R. Ford, 1897) pp. 76-78
'Book of Scottish Song' (A. Whitelaw, 1845) p. 164
Recording Location
County - Angus
Parish - Dundee
Village/Place - Dundee
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair