The Jolly Beggar
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
19 May 1988
Track ID
85670
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1988.025
Original Tape ID
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
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Poor