Grat for Gruel
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
August 1959
Track ID
45797
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1959.82.B4
Original Tape ID
Summary
The newly wed weaver refuses to eat anything but gruel. His bride says there are no spoons, so he asks for a spade. She says there is no pot; he says he'll use the washing pot. She brings cakes and wine but he spurns them. The singer advises any young woman to avoid marrying a weaver who thinks more of his porridge than of her.
Item Notes
5 verses. Comic bothy song.
See:
'Ballad Book' vol. 1 (Sharpe, 1891 reprint) pp. 23-24
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Kirknewton
Village/Place - Linburn
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good