Hey Gee Up, Ma Cuddy
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
May 1960
Track ID
24032
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.171.A3i
Original Tape ID
Summary
A children's rhyme:
Hey, gee up, ma cuddy [donkey],
Ma cuddy is ower the dyke,
An if ye touch ma cuddy,
Ma cuddy will gie ye a bite.
Item Notes
1 verse of 4 lines. Also called 'Hey Jock, Ma Cuddy'. Often considered a riddle, to which the answer is "a nettle".
See:
'Golden City' (J.T. Ritchie, 1965) p. 28
'Games a Bogie' (M. Sinclair, 1989) p. 35
'Murder Murder Polis' (M. Sinclair, 1986) p. 13
'Sandy Candy' (N. & W. Montgomerie, 1948) p. 90
'Doh Ray Me, When Ah Wis Wee' (E. MacVicar, 2007) p. 134
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Old Deer
Village/Place - Fetterangus
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair