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Tickling rhyme from the Shetland Folk Society collection, co...

Date 08 August 1961
Track ID 42013
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1961.89.B51

Original Tape ID

SA1961.089

Summary

Tickling rhyme from the Shetland Folk Society collection, collected by M. G. Scott.

This was said as part of a kittling [tickling] game:

Pit dee finger in the crab's hole;
Da crab's no in.
Da crab is at the back door
Pickin on a pin.

Recording Location

County - Shetland

Parish - Lerwick

Island - Shetland Mainland

Village/Place - Lerwick

Item Location

County - Shetland

Language

Scots

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good