O There's Nought in this Wide World
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
22 May 1968
Track ID
24690
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1968.317.A1
Original Tape ID
Summary
The singer longs for her sweetheart, taken by the press gang, hine [far] over the sea, possibly to his death, and wishes the wind could blow him back to her.
Mary Brooksbank heard the song, which dates from the Napoleonic Wars, from her mother, but reworked it.
Item Notes
4 verses. Reworked by Mary Brooksbank.
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good