Go Away from my Window
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
September 1955
Track ID
29806
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1955.154.B6
Original Tape ID
Summary
The girl tells her lover to go away from her window. She will tell her family what she has done and send him back his ring.
Item Notes
Words and music transcribed in School of Scottish Studies. 3 verses. This variant is American but there is a very similar text in Buchan, 'Ancient Ballads and Songs' vol. 2 (1828, 1875, pp. 210-211).
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good