Eenst Upon a Time
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1959.15.A1
Original Tape ID
Summary
The singer says that once she had a handsome lad, but now she has none, but he should not think she cares. She can do with a man or without one.
Item Notes
2 verses with chorus.
Porter and Gower suggest a possible origin of this song, but fail to mention the clear link with 'Had I the Wyte?' (Roud Folk Song No. 7253), itself modelled on the Robert Burns' song of the same name. Ray Fisher used Jeannie Robertson's fragment and added verses of her own.
See:
'Come Gie's a Sang' (S. Douglas, 1995) p.66
'Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection' vol.7, p.234
'The Scottish Folksinger (N. Buchan & P. Hall, 1973) p.63
'Songs from David Herd's Manuscripts' (H. Hecht, 1904) p.117, 288
'Jeannie Robertson: Emergent Singer, Transformative Voice' (J. Porter
& H. Gower, 1995) pp.217-218
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good