Tom Todd reads a poem of his own composition
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
29 March 1982
Track ID
55907
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1982.71
Original Tape ID
Summary
Tom Todd ['Kilbucho'] reads a poem of his own composition, describing the life of a tramp. The tramp has pleasant times as well as troubled ones, and things are never too bad. The attitude of men towards him is tempered by the recollection that they knew his mother well.
Item Notes
4 verses rhyming abab. Some of the a rhymes are near-rhymes only.
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good