“The Band o' Shearers”
Description
As shearing season approaches, the lad asks, "My bonnie lassie, will ye gang, And shear wi' me the whole day long, And love will cheer us as we gang And join the band of shearers." The two find they are happy together, and decide to wed
Notes
This song and "The Gallant Shearers" share a chorus and a theme, and are undoubtedly connected, though it's not clear which is older. But the feel of the verses is different enough that I follow Ord in splitting them, as does Roud. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "The Gallant Shearers" (chorus)
Broadsides
- NLScotland, RB.m.143(126), "The Band o' Shearers," Poet's Box (Dundee), n.d.
References
- Ford-Vagabond, pp. 196-197, "The Band o' Shearers" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Ord, pp. 268-269, "The Band o' Shearers" (1 text)
- DT, BANSHEAR*
- Roud #1524
- BI, FVS196