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Two Scots riddles remembered in Australia.

Fieldworkers
Date 27 November 1976
Track ID 39588
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1976.256.A4; SA1976.256.A5

Original Tape ID

SA1976.256

Summary

Two Scots riddles remembered in Australia.

To ma riddle to ma riddle to ma rot tot tot
I met a man in a reid, reid coat
A staff in his hand and a stane in his throat
To ma riddle to ma riddle to ma rot tot tot.
Answer: a cherry.

It sets heich and it cries sare
It has the heid but it wants [lacks] the hair.
Answer: a rooster [cockerel].

Item Notes

Transcribed in School of Scottish Studies.

Non Scottish Recording Location

Australia

Non Scottish Recording Location

Astràilia

Language

English, Scots

Genre

Verse Other

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good