The Little Ball of Yarn
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
19 May 1988
Track ID
85674
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1988.025
Original Tape ID
Summary
A bawdy song in which the singer asks a pretty girl if he can wind up her little ball of yarn. Afterwards he runs off. Young men are advised that winding up the ball of yarn will cost them half a crown, and young women are advised that there might be somebody behind a bush who will wind up their little ball of yarn.
Item Notes
Partly accompanied on the piano. Recorded at a student seminar in the School of Scottish Studies.
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair