Lassie wi the Yellow Coatie

Original Track ID

SA1960.136.B7

Original Tape ID

SA1960.136

Summary

In this love song, the singer has everything he needs but a wife. He describes his happiness with his sweetheart and proposes marriage, telling her not to wait until they both grow old.

Item Notes

4 verses and choruses of 4 lines. R. Ford ('Vagabond Songs & Ballads' vol. 1, 1899, pp. 239-240) attributes this song to early 19th century Methven poet James Duff, though Gavin Greig believes it likely to be based on an older traditional piece (Grieg-Duncan vol. 4, p. 566).

See also:
Greig-Duncan vol. 4, pp. 380-383, no. 870
'Harp of Perthshire' (R. Ford, 1893) pp. 131-132
'Singing Island' (E. MacColl & P. Seeger, 1960) p. 25
'Miscellanea of the Rymour Club' vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1912-1919) p. 119
'A Collection of Poems, Songs, etc. Chiefly Scottish' (J. Duff, 1816) pp. 172-173
'Folk-Song of the North-East' (G. Greig, K. Goldstein, A. Argo, 1963 reprint) art. LIV

Recording Location

Language

Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R2582 GD870

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good