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The Lad that Cannae Kiss a Lass

Date September 1960
Track ID 76766
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1960.205.A6; SA1960.205.A7; SA1960.205.A8

Original Tape ID

SA1960.205

Summary

Oh the lad that cannae kiss a lass is no the lad for me,
Oh the lad that cannae kiss a lass is no the lad for me,
The lad that cannae kiss a lass is no the lad for me
For ma ain bonnie laddie's kissed twa-three [sung twice].

Jean Redpath got this verse from her mother.

Oh it [sic] ower the bed, it ower the bed, an up against the wa,
O he couldnae dae't, he couldnae dae't, he couldnae dae't at a'.
He tried it on the sofie an he tried it on the chair
Bit the only place that he could dae't wis lyin on the flair.

Jean got this verse from her aunt. Hamish Henderson asks Jean to sing a composite of the two, and she sings verse one followed by the second verse and a repeat of the first.

Item Notes

2 songs to the tune of 'Brochan Lom', repeated.

Language

Scots

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good