Jim-

The version (The Ball of K, Highland Gathering etc.) that was recorded in the late 1950's in Bellport, Long Island, was led by Dennis Puleston who was originally from England and knew a wealth of bawdy and other music hall ditties. His chorus sounds something like this, some words being hard to distinguish from the ruckus party noise:

Chorus:

Wha' dae ye last nicht,
Wha' do ye noo?
The mon wha dae ye last nicht
Canna do ye noo.

The chorus suggests that variety may add spice to life.

I'm just getting around to attempting to edit these old tapes, which I picked up copies of last year. We used to have homemade records based on these tapes that we received for Christmas but they are pretty much worn out - state of the art from 1960!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble