PK Penny Packet/Keillor's Jam
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1980.57.B5a; SA1980.57.B5b
Original Tape ID
Summary
The following songs were used by Aberdeen children when throwing a ball in a stocking against a wall.
PK penny packet, first ye chew it, then ye crack it,
Then ye stick it in your jacket,
PK penny packet.
Keillor's jam, Keillor's jam, I love Keillor's jam,
My mither said tae me,
"What will we hae for tea?"
I looked upon the table, there was butter, breid an jam,
The only thing that I like is Keillor's jam.
Item Notes
2 songs of 2 lines and 4 lines respectively.
Wrigley's PK Gum is a brand of chewing gum (no longer available in the UK). Keillor is a Dundee manufacturer of jam and marmalade.
For 'PK Penny Packet' (Roud Folksong Index no. 10929), see:
'The Singing Game' (I. & P. Opie, 1985) pp. 344-345
For 'Keillor's Jam' (Roud 19073), see:
'Games a Bogie' (M. Sinclair, 1989) p. 76
'Golden City' (J. T. Ritchie, 1965) p. 143
'Murder Murder Polis' (M. Sinclair, 1986) p. 41
'The Singing Street' (J. T. Ritchie, 1964) p. 35
'Dae Ye Min' Langsyne?' (A. Stewart Fraser, 1975) p. 57
'Children's Games with Things' (P. & I. Opie, 1997) pp. 156-159
See also:
Song notes (by Julia C. Bishop) - 'Rum Scum Scoosh!' EICD003 (Stanley Robertson, 2006) pp. 31-32
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good