Jocky and his Owsen

DESCRIPTION: "Twa afore ane, Three afore five [the order in which oxen are yoked] ... An' Jocky at the last; Jenny and her five kye Fullin' in fast"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1881 (Gregor, Notes on the Folk-Lore of the North-East of Scotland, according to Greig/Duncan3)
KEYWORDS: farming nonballad animal
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan3 430, "Jocky and his Owsen" (1 text)
Roud #5946
NOTES [22 words]: Greig/Duncan3 quotes a more complete version on p. 639 from Gregor, Notes on the Folk-Lore of the North-East of Scotland (1881). - BS
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File: GrD3430

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