William Robertson as an entertainer in the Army; part of a s...
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1981.25.6
Original Tape ID
Summary
William Robertson as an entertainer in the Army; part of a song he composed.
William Robertson, Stanley's father, was asked to sing in a musical play while he was in the Army. He was a great success and was asked to make up his own act for the entertainment group. He composed a song, part of which Stanley sings. It had a refrain which imitated the Arab-like singing William heard in Salonika, Greece, and became popular with the soldiers. William also replaced the big drummer in the pipe band for a year.
When the Scottish soldier man, he goes oot to mak a plan,
Yaddiyadinayadinya,
He gets a cognac and he pits it in his sack,
Yaddiyadinayadinya,
The Scottish sojer man he goes to war.
Item Notes
1 verse. Composed by William Robertson, Stanley's father.
Item Subject/Person
Robertson, William
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good