Ye're Noo on Bogieside

DESCRIPTION: "Assist me, all ye muses, For to compose a song, 'Tis of a tyrant farmer Near Gartly did belong." The farmer continually demands more effort for small reward, reminding the staff "Ye're noo on Bogieside." The singer looks forward to the day he is free
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1909 (Greig/Duncan3)
KEYWORDS: work hardtimes farming
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Greig-FolkSongInBuchan-FolkSongOfTheNorthEast #102, p. 2, ("Assist me all ye muses, For to compose a song") (1 fragment)
Greig/Duncan3 359, "Ye're Now on Bogieside" (1 text)
Ord-BothySongsAndBallads, p. 281, "Ye're Noo on Bogieside" (1 text)
Roud #5600
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Bogieside
File: Ord281

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