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The Jolly Beggar

Date 19 May 1988
Track ID 85670
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1988.025

Original Tape ID

SA1988.025

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 in the kitchen, and is seduced by him. He cuts off his tattered garments, blows a horn, and summons his knights.

Item Notes

Percussion accompaniment. Audience joins in chorus. Recorded at a student seminar in the School of Scottish Studies.

Language

English, Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R118 GD274 C279

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Poor