Sowens for Sap at Oor New Tap

DESCRIPTION: "The foremost man o' oor New Tap, He works a stallion fine. The Lion they do call him... The little one that goes to him She's swift and spunky too. Sowens for sap at oor New Tap, Ye'll find it winna do." The singer describes horses and men of the farm
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1906 (Greig/Duncan3)
KEYWORDS: farming work nonballad moniker
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Greig-FolkSongInBuchan-FolkSongOfTheNorthEast #92, pp. 1-2, "Sowens for Sap" (1 text)
Greig/Duncan3 400, "Sowens for Sap" (1 text)
Ord-BothySongsAndBallads, p. 251, "Sowens for Sap" (1 text)
Roud #5575
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Parks o' Keltie" (tune, per Greig)
File: Ord251

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