Rhymes about food from the Shetland Folk Society collection,...
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1961.89.B55; SA1961.89.B56
Original Tape ID
Summary
Rhymes about food from the Shetland Folk Society collection, collected by M. G. Scott.
Fragment:
Ride awa tae Aberdeen tae buy white bread,
Whan dey cam back, the carlie was deid.
The following was a well-known rhyme:
Dance, dance, dusty fit, and whistle, Tammy Young,
Da grice [pig] head is in da pot, an du sall get the tongue.
Item Notes
For 'Ride Awa ...' (Roud Folk Song Index no. 13034), see:
Greig-Duncan vol. 8, p. 220
'Sandy Candy' (N. & W. Montgomerie, 1948) p. 160
'Doh Ray Me, When Ah Wis Wee' (E. McVicar, 2007) p. 187
'Miscellanea of the Rymour Club' vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1906-1911) p. 211-212; vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1912-1919) p. 96
For 'Dance Dance ...', see:
'An Orkney Anthology' (E. W. Walker & J. D. M. Robertson) p. 164
Recording Location
County - Shetland
Parish - Lerwick
Island - Shetland Mainland
Village/Place - Lerwick
Item Location
County - Shetland
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good