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The Little Ball of Yarn

Date
Track ID 85674
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1988.025

Original Tape ID

SA1988.025

Summary

A bawdy song in which the singer asks a pretty girl if he can wind up her little ball of yarn. Afterwards he runs off. Young men are advised that winding up the ball of yarn will cost them half a crown, and young women are advised that there might be somebody behind a bush who will wind up their little ball of yarn.

Item Notes

Partly accompanied on the piano. Recorded at a student seminar in the School of Scottish Studies.

Language

English, Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R1404

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair