Geordie Weir
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1952.34.B6 (B19)
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this comic song, 'country chiel' Geordie Weir from Dalry has a day out in Glasgow, only to be robbed by a girl he meets. With no money to get back home, he wanders around the streets, until a chance meeting with a friend helps him find accommodation in the 'model lodge', where he spends an eventful night.
Item Notes
6 verses and choruses of 4 lines; no chorus after verse 1; sung to the tune of 'The Hills of Glenorchy'.
Model Lodge: 'model lodging house', a hostel for the homeless.
See:
'The Sang's the Thing' (S. Douglas, 1992) pp. 32-34
'Queen Amang the Heather' (S. Stewart, 2006) pp. 81-82
'Till Doomsday in the Afternoon' (E. MacColl & P. Seeger, 1986) pp. 245-247
Item Location
County - Lanarkshire
Parish - Glasgow
Village/Place - Glasgow
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good