The Auld Maid
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1953
Track ID
10777
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.203.A4
Original Tape ID
Summary
A well-built lad came by, but other girls also fancied him. The girl in the poem was content just to watch him every day. Then one night she was jealous when she saw him with the girl across the road. Now she is an old maid looking back on what might have been.
Item Notes
Own composition.
Recording Location
County - Peeblesshire
Parish - Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho
Village/Place - Broughton
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair