On Braes o' Killiecrankie (III)

DESCRIPTION: "For on a thistle I sat doun, I nearly jumpit tae the moon (x2), For the lass that stole my hankie." Jean MacNeil is fair, fat, wears her hair open, has big feet and a flat face. When she cursed her bloomers fell and she stuck her arse out of the window.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1954 (recording, Jeannie Robertson)
KEYWORDS: disability love sex curse hair bawdy nonballad derivative
FOUND IN: Britain (Scotland (Aber))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Porter/Gower-Jeannie-Robertson-EmergentSingerTransformativeVoice #48, pp. 201-202, "The Braes o' Killiecrankie" (1 text, 1 tune)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "The braes of Killiecrankie (Jeannie Robertson)"
Roud #3363
NOTES [18 words]: Jeannie Robertson's version of this song borrows a verse from Harry Lauder, but the rest is independent. - RBW
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File: RPG048

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