I Ken Whaur I'm Gaun

Original Track ID

SA1954.101

Original Tape ID

SA1954.101

Summary

A children's playground song:

For I ken whaur I'm gaun,
But you're no comin' wi' me.
I've a lad o' ma ain
But ye daurnae tak him fae me.

He wears a tartan kilt,
He wears it in the fashion
An every time he whirls aboot
You'll burst your sides wi' lauchin.

Item Notes

2 verses of 4 lines.

J. Porter and H. Gower remark that Jeannie Robertson learned this as a girl in the playground in Aberdeen ('Jeannie Robertson: Emergent Singer, Transformative Voice', 1995, pp. 113-114).

See also:
'Games a Bogie' (M. Sinclair, 1989) p. 15
'Sandy Candy' (N. & W. Montgomerie, 1948) p. 114
'Irish Country Songs' vol. 1 (H. Hughes, 1909) pp. 22-24

Recording Location

Language

Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R5701 R18663

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good