Bum-Bee Stung Me
Contributors
Unknown Person
Fieldworkers
Date
June 1952
Track ID
72315
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1952.44.10
Original Tape ID
Summary
The bumbee [bumble bee] stung me, canna tell a lee,
The bumbee stung me, canna tell a lee
O the bumbee stung me, canna tell a lee,
For meh wee lassie's haen [had] twa-three [two or three].
Item Notes
Text transcribed in School of Scottish Studies. 1 verse, sung 3 times, getting faster each time. Children's skipping game song.
Recording Location
County - Angus
Parish - Dundee
Village/Place - Dundee, Hilltown
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good