Camaree Camarah
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
20 November 1976
Track ID
75180
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1976.251.A1g
Original Tape ID
Summary
Camaree camarah come a rote tote tote,
A wee, wee man in a red, red coat
Wi a staff in his hands and a stane in his throat,
Camaree camarah come a rote tote tote.
Alexander Porteous explains that this is a riddle, the answer being a cherry. He began collecting rhymes when working at a school for children with special needs. His mother also contributed some and he compiled them into a book in 1959.
Item Notes
Transcribed in School of Scottish Studies. 1 verse.
Non Scottish Recording Location
Australia, Tasmania
Non Scottish Recording Location
Astràilia, Tasmania
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good