The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #18830 Message #167010
Posted By: Abby Sale
22-Jan-00 - 11:32 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Buy Broom Buzzems / Buy Broom Besoms
Subject: RE: Tune Add: Buy Broom Buzzems
It's "buzzems" in Geordie, "besoms" in Scots.
DT has the Scots version. MacColl well sings it. (I do too.)
When we lived in Scotland - to 1975, besom brooms (or broom brooms) were still used by street sweepers & I think I heard a couple of years ago they still were. But they're far better suited to rough surfaces - not much good on linoleum, so housewives don't use them now.
We did hear some street vendors' calls but never for broom.