Some Say the Deil's Deid
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.166.A3 (a)
Original Tape ID
Summary
A short piece of mouth-music:
Some say the Deil's deid, the Deil's deid, the Deil's deid,
Some say the Deil's deid, and buried in Kirkcaldy.
Some say he rose again, rose again, rose again,
Some say he rose again, and danced the Hieland Laddie.
Item Notes
1 verse of 4 lines. Sung to the tune 'The Keel Row'. In this rendition the song is followed immediately with another short piece of mouth music, 'Fit's A' the Steer, Kimmers?'.
See:
'Scottish Nursery Rhymes' (N. & W. Montgomerie, 1946) p. 81
'Popular Rhymes of Scotland' (R. Chambers, 1870 edn.) p. 383
'Songs from David Herd's Manuscripts' (D. Herd, ed. H. Hecht, 1904) p. 206
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Old Deer
Village/Place - Fetterangus
Item Location
County - Fife
Parish - Kirkcaldy and Dysart
Village/Place - Kirkcaldy
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair