“O Gin That I Were Mairrit”
Description
"I'm now a lass of thirty-three, As clever a hizzie as ye'll see, And feint a ane a'er courtit me...." "(O gin that I were mairrit, mairrit, mairrit... I raley would do weel, O." The old maid lists her property and describes her skills
Notes
This, to me, feels so close to "I Wonder When I Shall Be Married" that I thought seriously about lumping them. But while the feeling is exactly the same, there aren't many words in common, and the ones that are are the sort you almost have to use in songs like this. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "I Wonder When I Shall Be Married" (theme, lyrics)
- cf. "The Old Maid's Song (I)" and references there
References
- Ord, pp. 39-40, "O Gin That I Were Mairrit" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #3786
- BI, Ord040