Mudcat Café message #2640274

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Thread #11873 Message #2640274
Posted By: BobKnight
25-May-09 - 04:09 AM
Thread Name: Aunty Mary Had a Canary - where?
Subject: RE: Aunty Mary Had a Canary - where?

Re: Ewan McVicar '99.

"Oor" is the typical way of pronouncing "hour" in Scots. "The Cock O' The North" is a pipe tune and regimental march of the now amalgamated Gordon Highlanders. It was also the nickname for the chief of clan Gordon, based at Huntly in Aberdeenshire.