My Father He's a Weaver
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
June 1960
Track ID
42601
Part 1
Part 2
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.116.A3
Original Tape ID
Summary
A children's song learned from Montrose mill workers when Charlotte Higgins was working in the mill as a young girl:
My father he's a wyver [weaver],
He works in Paton's mill,
He gets his pey on a Thursday,
An he buys a half a gill.
He gings tae the kirk on Sunday,
A half an oor late,
He picks a button aff his shirt
An pits it in the plate.
Item Notes
Paton's was a flax mill in Montrose.
Recording Location
County - Perthshire
Parish - Blairgowrie
Village/Place - Blairgowrie
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair