Lyr Req: bent baubie

Subject: bent baubie
From:
Date: 28 Jan 01 - 05:38 AM

I am serching for the lyrics to a Scotish tune, adapted for the smallpipes, called the Bent Baubie. Any help welcome George.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: Snuffy
Date: 28 Jan 01 - 08:32 AM

Try searching for "Crooked" (or "Crookit" as the Scots say). They mean the same as bent, but search engines don't know that.

Wassail! V

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: sheila
Date: 28 Jan 01 - 09:42 AM

Also try changing baubie to bawbie.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 28 Jan 01 - 10:10 AM

Indeed; there are plenty of references out there to "Crooked Bawbee" and "Crookit Bawbee", though of course they're mostly about the pipe tune, which is widely played in the North of England as well as in Scotland.  There is, apparantly, a "broken token" song of the same name, though I don't know whether or not the tune is the same; I haven't found any texts.

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: mcpiper
Date: 29 Jan 01 - 04:55 AM

I have been trying for the words for years to the Crookit Bawbee, so treat this as a refresh, sooner or later someone will come through.
mcpiper

Subject: Lyr Add: THE CROOKIT BAWBEE
From: captain wheels
Date: 23 Oct 01 - 07:01 PM

Lyrics for THE CROOKIT BAWBEE if you’re still looking:

O where awa got ye that auld crookit penny
For aane o bright gauld would ye niffer wi me
Right fu are baith ends o my green silken wallet
And braw will yer hame be in bonny glen shee

Its aye since I saw the dear laddie that had it
Wha when we were bairnies twa gied it tae me
For a the bright gauld in your green silken wallet
I never would niffer my crookit bawbee

O where awa got ye that auld worsted pladie
A mantle o satin were fitter for thee
I will cleed ye in satin and mak ye a lady
If ye will gang wi me to bonnie glen shee

Ye may cleed me wi satin and mak me alady
And I will gang wi ye tae bonnie glen shee
But the heart that beats true neath this auld worsted pladie
Was gien him lang syne for this crookit bawbee

Ye ken na the laddie that gied ye the penny
Ye ken na the laddie whos true been to thee
But I ken the lassie that wears the auld plaidie
The lassie that keepit my crookit bawbee

And yr are the laddie that gied me the penny
The laddie I'll loe till the day that I dee
Ye may cleed me in satin and mak me a lady
And I will gang wi ye to bonnie glen shee

HTML line breaks added --JoeClone, 27-Nov-01.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: GUEST,Boab
Date: 24 Oct 01 - 01:12 AM

Captain Wheels again!!! Mostly sung as a male-female duet. A beautiful melody on Northumbrian pipes.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: GUEST,Stavanger Bill
Date: 24 Oct 01 - 09:26 AM

Captain Wheels !!! Thanks loads - I've been after those lyrics myself for ages. I originally heard the song sung as a duet by Valerie Dunbar and a male singer not mentioned. I agree with Boab, and now thanks to you we can start singing it.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: Scabby Douglas
Date: 24 Oct 01 - 11:12 AM

I haven't heard this sung for a long time, but the Youth Choir of which my wife was a member (coughs uncontrollably) ... years ago, used to have this performed this ad nauseam, as a duet.

I think that given sensitive handling, it could be a nice wee song. The way they did it was with the sentiment layered on so thickly, it made me squirm. But, time passes, and our perceptions change... so enjoy it...

Cheers

Steven

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: GUEST,Boab
Date: 25 Oct 01 - 04:12 AM

Scabby doug---The excess of sugar didn't make me squirm half as much as a pair of would-be opera singers gi'ein' it pure murder!

Subject: Lyr Add: CROOKIT BAWBEE
From: GUEST,David Procter
Date: 08 Nov 01 - 11:11 AM

<*cue eerie music*>

A good number of years ago, my mum brought a copy of a cassette tape back with her to the States when she was visiting relatives in the UK. Our famioley hails form Lancashire, and we emigrated to America in the mid-1950's.

Somehow, I got the tape, and I have had it in storage for at least a decade, me thinks, and I found it recently when I was gouing through boxes, etc.

It's a copy of a tape of Scottish folk songs. I don't know the titles to most of the songs, although *Mull of Kintyre* is among them as well as *Scotland the Brave*.
I have played this tape a few times before, and I recalled that one song in particular struck my fancy. I set my mind last week to find the title and the lyrics to this song on the Internet

Since the words are authentic Scottish dialect, it was very difficult to pick out something that *might* be the title. I thought it might be "Bonnie Glen [Sheer ?]".

After listening to the song over and over again, I managed to decipher and locate reference to "The Crooked Bawbee".. I asked my UK newsgroup to which I contribute if anyone knew anything (we have a few Scots) and I was directed to uk.music.folk just yesterday - and I posted a message with my inquiry to them.

This morning I received a response that linked me to your forum where I have just copied the words!!

Thanks very much!! :)

Now, the last verse is missing in your version of the lyrics; it's sung as an harmonizing duet by *both* the man and the woman - who have been singing the previous verses alternating between them.

I have edited the lyrics to make them easier to follow, and I have added the last verse. Other than the missing last verse, the lyrics you posted here follow my recording to a letter!

Here we are......

*The Crooked Bawbee*
(Unknown)

(Man)
O where awa got ye that auld crookit penny
For aane o bright gauld would ye niffer wi me
Right fu are baith ends o my green silken wallet
And braw will yer hame be in bonny glen shee.

(Woman)
Its aye since I saw the dear laddie that had it
Wha when we were bairnies twa gied it tae me
For a the bright gauld in your green silken wallet
I never would niffer my crookit bawbee.

(Man)
O where awa got ye that auld worsted pladie
A mantle o satin were fitter for thee
I will cleed ye in satin and mak ye a lady
If ye will gang wi me to bonnie glen shee.

(Woman)
Ye may cleed me wi satin and mak me a lady
And I will gang wi ye tae bonnie glen shee
Out the heart that beats true neath this auld worsted pladie
Was gien him lang syne for this crookit bawbee .

(Man)
Ye ken na the laddie that gied ye the penny
Ye ken na the laddie whos true been to thee
But I ken the lassie that wears the auld plaidie
The lassie that keepit my crookit bawbee.

(Woman)
And ye are the laddie that gied me the penny
The laddie I'll loe till the day that I dee
Ye may cleed me in satin and mak me a lady
And i will gang wi ye to bonnie glen shee.

(Both)
And I (he) am the laddie that gie ye (me) the penny
The laddie I'll love to the day that I dee
I (he) will cleed thee in satin and make thee (me) a lady
And he (I) will gang wi ye (me) to bonnie glen shee.

Regards,
David Procter
[Baha, California, Mexico]

HTML line breaks added --JoeClone, 27-Nov-01.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: Wolfgang
Date: 08 Nov 01 - 11:17 AM

for David:
Bonnie Glen Shee

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: GUEST,David Procter
Date: 08 Nov 01 - 06:48 PM

Thanks very much, Wolfgang! :)

David

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: GUEST,Boab
Date: 09 Nov 01 - 04:06 AM

I would bet that the lyrics required by Guest oegreg are those quoted by Captain Wheels and David Proctor. These are the lyrics to the tune which is so popular on the small and Northumbrian pipes. Wolfgang's "Bonnie Glenshee" I know as "the Bonnie High hills"--and is, by the way, much preferred personally as a song. BTW---you will find Glenshee by turning left off the main road to the ski slopes in Perthsire [?]. It is signposted.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: GUEST,bOAB
Date: 10 Nov 01 - 03:14 AM

Oooops!!---Don't turn left----turn right!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: cetmst
Date: 11 Nov 01 - 03:26 PM

Sung by Jean Redpath on her "Laddie Lie Near Me" album, Elektra EKL-274 LP. Does anyone know if this album is on CD ?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: GUEST,Ian in Sydney
Date: 26 Feb 02 - 09:43 PM

Wonderful! I've been looking for these words for years. Now, the hard question: does anyone know of an available recording of this song, preferably on CD?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
Date: 27 Feb 02 - 12:21 AM

Answer to old question. Redpath's songs are available on tapes: Redpath
The Crookit Bawbee is on one of them

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: GUEST,Ian in Sydney
Date: 27 Feb 02 - 01:15 AM

Thanks. I had a look at the Redpath recordings - by the way, they are now available on CD. I was really hoping for a duet version, such as mentioned by David Procter. I remember it in that form from when I was growing up in Scotland (maybe 50 years ago!)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: Jon Bartlett
Date: 27 Feb 02 - 04:11 AM

The other title for this fine kailyard piece is "The Dishonest Policeman". :-}

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 16 Feb 03 - 08:34 PM

I have the score if required. Please PM me.

Regards, John

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: bent baubie
From: GUEST,Bill in Sydney
Date: 27 Mar 08 - 07:47 AM

I have been trying for years to find the name of the male singer who sung the duet with Valerie Dunbar singing The Crookit Bawbee. Can anybody help!!!