“Sic a Wife as Willie Had (Willie Wastle)”
Description
"Willie Wastle dwalt on Tweed." I "wadna gie a button" for his wife. "Tinker Maggie was her mither." One eye, few teeth, limping leg, hump on back and breast. Her actions are as crude as her looks. "Sic a wife as Willie had."
Notes
Somewhere in the depths of my memory, there is a vague memory of a children's rhyme about Wullie Wastle, King of the Castle. Whether there is a relationship between that and this I do not know. - RBW
Broadsides
- Bodleian, Harding B 11(4242), "Willie Wastle," W. Dixon (Workington), n.d.
References
- Creighton-Maritime, p. 132, "Sic a Wife As Willie Had" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, WASTLE
- Roud #2702
- BI, CrMa132