There Waur a Fairmer's Dochter

Original Track ID

SA1960.171.A3l

Original Tape ID

SA1960.171

Summary

A short rhyme (sung):

O there waur a fairmer's dochter,
Thocht lang o haein' a bairn-o,
And she took her father's greyhound,
And rocked it in a cradle-o,
An aye, o she sang,
"Ma lang-tailed doggie-o,
If it winsae fir yer lang snoot
I wad gie you a pappy-o [teat]."

Item Notes

1 verse.

See:
Greig-Duncan vol.7, p. 271, no. 1419
'Shamrock, Rose & Thistle' (H. Shields, 1981) p. 79
'Popular Rhymes of Scotland' (R. Chambers, 1870) p. 25
'Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes' (P. Opie & I. Opie, 1951) pp. 186-187

Recording Location

Language

Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R2293 GD1419

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair