The Jolly Beggar

Contributors

Stewart, Elizabeth, 1939-2022 (3439)

Fieldworkers

Cooke, Peter Rich (3279) (1930-2020) Takamatsu, Akiko, 1963- (7815)

Date 25 February 1987

Track ID 80487

Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1987.15.7

Original Tape ID

SA1987.014.015

Summary

In this song, a beggarman seeks lodgings at a house, insisting that he sleep next to the fireplace. When the daughter goes to bar the door at night, she encounters the beggar naked in the kitchen, and is seduced by him. He then blows his horn, whereupon he is joined by a group of noblemen. Taking off his tattered outer garments, he is revealed to be the finest gentleman amongst them.

Recording Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Longside

Village/Place - Mintlaw

Language

Scots

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good