Oor Fairm Toon

DESCRIPTION: The singer describes the goings on "at oor fairm toon." The fee'd help are strange but the kitchie lass is a beauty. Work starts early and food is meager. There's a new "thrashin' mull." "We'll shortly hae the plooin' deen"
AUTHOR: Mr Laird (source: Greig-FolkSongInBuchan-FolkSongOfTheNorthEast)
EARLIEST DATE: 1906 (Greig/Duncan3)
KEYWORDS: farming work food nonballad
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Greig-FolkSongInBuchan-FolkSongOfTheNorthEast #92, pp. 2-3, "Oor Fairm Toon" (1 text)
Greig/Duncan3 403, "Oor Fairm Toon" (2 texts)
Roud #5411
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Oor Kailyard" (tune, per Greig)
File: GrD3403

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