All the Boys in Our Town
Contributors
Unknown Person
Fieldworkers
Date
24 June 1952
Track ID
72302
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1952.44.3
Original Tape ID
Summary
All the boys in our town leads a happy life,
All except George Foulkes - he wants a wife.
A wife he shall have, a girl of his own,
And that will be Miss Ruth, sitting on the throne.
He kissed her, he cuddled her, he sat her on his knee,
Said, "O darling, I love thee!"
Item Notes
Text transcribed in School of Scottish Studies. 1 verse of 6 lines, repeated, second repeat curtailed. Children's game.
See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 8, p. 127
'The Singing Game' (I. & P. Opie, 1985) pp. 130-133
Recording Location
County - Angus
Parish - Dundee
Village/Place - Dundee, Hilltown
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good