“Rhynie”
Description
Singer recalls his first job, working at (or for) Rhynie. The work is ill, the wages small, the rules onerous. The place is miserable, but he dare not leave before the season ends for fear of losing his fee. When it does end, he hits the road cheerfully
Notes
I'm sorely tempted to lump this with, "Barnyards of Delgaty" -- they share the same theme, tune and chorus, and are clearly closely related. But there's no overlap in the actual words, and the man from whom, "Rhynie" was collected, John Strachan, also sang a separate version of "Barnyards," so I split them. - PJS
Cross references
- cf. "The Barnyards of Delgaty" (tune, chorus, theme)
- cf. "Linton Lowrie" (tune)
- cf. "The Cockies of Bungaree" (theme)
Recordings
- John Strachan, "Rhynie" (on FSB3)
References
- Ford-Vagabond, pp. 207-208, "Linten Lowrin" (1 text)
- Ord, p. 268, "The Bogend Hairst" (1 text, a short version that might possibly be mixed with something else)
- Roud #3090
- BI, RcRhynie