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There is an old Scottish drinking song that my mom used to sing to us when we were little. I was wondering if anyone else has ever heard it before.... The point of the song is the tongue twister at the end.... The lyrics are: (please excuse my spelling, I am horrible at writing in dialect)
(The drunk sings) Just a wee dunken dora Just a wee 'un, thats all Just a wee dunken dora Afore I go abroad
There's a wee wif'e waitin In a wee bunk'en ben
(The owner of the pub sings) If ye can say "It's a broad brit, moon lit, nicht ta' nicht" Then alright, ye can!
I think your version might have got mangled in the translation, Crowned1....
A wee deoch an dorus A wee deoch an dorus a wee deoch, yen ken Jist a wee deoch an dorus Afore yr gang awa
Thurs a wee wife waitin, at a wee but an ben If you can say 'it's a braw bricht moonlicht nicht, then yer awricht, ye ken'
This song wasn't a drinking song, it was made famous by Sir Harry Lauder, the caricature Scotsman who appeared in Music Halls all over the world and was knighted for his services to Scotland!
A wee deoch an dorus (pronounced 'doch - the 'ch' as in the word loch, not lock! an door us) is a drink Afore ye gang awa - before you leave
There's a little woman waiting at a small house (2 rooms, 'but' and 'ben' the hoos) 'It's a good, bright, moonlight night'
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Yes... I knew that I would have the pronounciation all wrong! That is how my little American ears heard it though! Haha That is the right song though! Thanks so much for the info! Do you know if there is any recorded version of it that we could hear on Highlander Radio?
Hello No, sorry, I'm not sure whether it is available on any playing medium - although I seem to recall seeing old movie footage of Harry Lauder singing it from a Music Hall somewhere in the 30s or 40s (not that I was alive at that time, but they churn it out every so often on programmes about 'what being Scottish means...'
Harry Lauder is one of the 'cringe' Scotsmen, that most of us try to forget - along with people like Andy Stewart (who could ever forget his 'Scottish soldier' or 'Campbelltown Loch'?
Still, glad to have been of help to you with regards to the correct lyrics!
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The song is Just a Wee Deoch an' Doris Here's a link to the lyrics: A Wee Deoch an Doris Steve Allbritton has a nice version on his album Memories of Home available from CDBaby.
The song is Just a Wee Deoch an' Doris Here's a link to the lyrics: A Wee Deoch an Doris Steve Allbritton has a nice version on his album Memories of Home available from CDBaby.
Maybe we can talk Macfive into adding it to the playlist.
MacE
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Harry Lauder is one of the 'cringe' Scotsmen, that most of us try to forget - along with people like Andy Stewart (who could ever forget his 'Scottish soldier' or 'Campbelltown Loch'?
Cat,
You guys don't like Andy? I love songs like Blacbird, and Across the Wide Atlantic. Thought Silly Wizard was pretty popular over there, when they were together. Give me the scoop!
Eamon
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Could be kindof sad in a way, depending on how much leaving is being done.
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he's just leaving the pub to go home
Cat that IS the sad part
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Harry Lauder is one of the 'cringe' Scotsmen, that most of us try to forget - along with people like Andy Stewart (who could ever forget his 'Scottish soldier' or 'Campbelltown Loch'?
Cat,
You guys don't like Andy? I love songs like Blacbird, and Across the Wide Atlantic. Thought Silly Wizard was pretty popular over there, when they were together. Give me the scoop!
Eamon
No... nooooooooo that's the WRONG Andy Stewart - I mean this one!!!
He used to be rolled out every Hogmanay on TV ...... God, I go cold when I think of him... there are a few of his ilk, including the Alexander Brothers - who strike terror into the hearts of my folkie friends!
Silly Wizzard were much more popular about 10-15 years ago than they are now, but you still hear their music all the time on the radio.
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Yes MacE.... how could we go about requesting this song to be added to the playlist? I would love to hear the real version of it, even if it was sung/written by a "cringe" Scotsman!!
~Crowned One
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