Up and Doun the Street
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1954.101
Original Tape ID
Summary
A children's playground song:
Up and doun the street,
A window made of gless;
Isn't our Maria
A bonnie lookin lass?
She can dance, and she can sing,
She can show a weddin ring;
Fie, fie, fie for shame,
Turn your back to the wall again.
Sung to a game in which children would take turns in the centre of a ring.
Item Notes
1 verse of 8 lines.
See:
'Sandy Candy' (N. & W. Montgomerie, 1948) p. 78
'The Singing Game' (I. Opie, P. Opie, 1985) pp. 145-147
'Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes' (P. Opie & I. Opie, 1951) p. 399
'Jeannie Robertson: Emergent Singer, Transformative Voice' (J. Porter & H. Gower, 1995) pp. 116-117
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Aberdeen
Village/Place - Aberdeen
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good