Jimmy Tyrie
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1961
Track ID
37365
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1961.39.B1
Original Tape ID
Summary
Fragment of a cumulative bawdy song in which the singer touches different parts of a woman's body and asks what he's touching; her replies form the cumulative refrain.
Ina Allanson feels uncomfortable singing such a shan [bad] song and does not continue.
Item Notes
3 lines. Also recorded on SA1961.40.A1 and SA1961.42.B8.
Many traditional bawdy songs feature this kind of sequential touching motif; see for example 'Johnny Jigammy' (Roud 5586, Greig-Duncan no. 1412); see also 'The Swallow's Nest' recorded on SA1953.200.6.
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Huntly
Village/Place - Huntly
Language
Scots
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair