“A Cronie o' Mine”

Description

"Ye'll mount yer bit naiggie an' ride your wa'sdoun... There wons an auld blacksmith, we'Janet his wife, And a queerer auld cock ye ne'er met in your life." The singer describes the smith's odd haunt, then starts to describe the people of the town

Broadsides

  • NLScotland, L.C.Fol.70(33a), "A Cronie o' Mine," Poet's Box (Dundee), c. 1890

References

  1. Ford-Vagabond, pp. 92-95, "A Cronie o' Mine" (1 text, 1 tune)
  2. Roud #6027
  3. BI, FVS092

About

Author: Alexander Maclagan ?
Earliest date: 1904 (Ford)
Found in: Britain(Scotland)