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Bum-Bee Stung Me

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Date June 1952
Track ID 72315
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1952.44.10

Original Tape ID

SA1952.044.047

Summary

The bumbee [bumble bee] stung me, canna tell a lee,
The bumbee stung me, canna tell a lee
O the bumbee stung me, canna tell a lee,
For meh wee lassie's haen [had] twa-three [two or three].

Item Notes

Text transcribed in School of Scottish Studies. 1 verse, sung 3 times, getting faster each time. Children's skipping game song.

Recording Location

County - Angus

Parish - Dundee

Village/Place - Dundee, Hilltown

Language

Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R19982

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good