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24 Nov 99 - 11:44 PM (#140533) Subject: Kilts Society Ball From: E I would be very grateful if you could help me. I have been looking for a song for many years and have had no luck. My grandfather used to sing it to my mother. He was from Scotland and my mother believes is was a Bothy Ballard or a Corn Kister. All I have is the name of the song (I think it is) -"Kilts Society Ball" . Some of the words go like this: "There was hairy knees and bald knees and white and feeling cauld knees, a sight you've never seen at the Kilts Society Ball. They danced the highland, danced the fling, as folks fa far and wide, displaying all their faults at this the trousers hide." Yes sounds very strange. If you can't help me to find all the words, do you know anyone that could? Thank you for your time. Elaine. :-) |
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25 Nov 99 - 05:33 AM (#140584) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kilts Soceity Ball From: Oi That's weird !! I am browsing the net and see this and go COOL !!! It turns out to be YOU !!! Funny stuff, and I will keep on trying. It looks like you are ahead of me though !!! LY Cheers Gra |
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25 Nov 99 - 10:51 PM (#140808) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kilts Soceity Ball From: WyoWoman Well, I for one am waiting to hear. Did you find what you were looking for? I'd love to hear the rest of the lyrics... Good luck in your quest. WyoWoman |
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06 Nov 11 - 07:38 PM (#3251702) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kilts Soceity Ball From: GUEST,donmcknz The Kilt Society Ball was sung by Rab the Rhymer ( Dr Douglas Raitt - who was a marine biologist at Aberdeen Marine Laboratory in the 1930s and early 1940s.) It featured in a broadcast of The Reel Blend on BBC Radio Aberdeen by Robbie Shepherd in March or April 2009. |
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06 Nov 11 - 07:45 PM (#3251705) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kilts Soceity Ball From: GUEST,999 TITLE: Kilt Society Ball ARTIST: Rab The Rhymer BBC Archive Recording MD 195 – Trk 22 If anyone knows how to access the BBC Archive . . . |
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22 Dec 18 - 04:54 PM (#3967916) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kilt Society Ball (from Rab The Rhymer) From: GUEST,MES I'm very very late, but I've transcribed it from a different recording, and it's checked by my mum: Nae doot ye've a’ bin readin’ in the press the same as me Aboot the kilt society o' Aiberdeen Bit breen braes* has a similar organization tee An' a’ the sichts and kilts that I hae seen I loched till I wis sair the nicht I went Til their tartan annual event Fer there was aul' kilts an new kilts o' ilka clan an' hue kilts Reid, yella, green an' blue At the kilt society ball There was lads wi' furled, ower lang kilts And squint an' haungin' wrang kilts They a’ had nerve tae gang Tae the kilt society ball They danced the heilan’ dances and they cam frae far and wide Displayin’ a’ the parts that ither times their troosers hide There was cheap kilts and dear kilts and only reach to here kilts I wish ye’d seen the steer At the kilt society ball Noo the Aiberdeen society’s bin haudin’ a debate And in controversy they’re up tae the hilt They’ve decided that tae join the ranks, the weemen winna get For their shapes are wrang fer showin’ aff the kilt But o’ the men themselves in heilan dress I’ve seen een or twa a bonny mess Fer there wis beefy lads and braw lads And should ha bade awa’ lads A sicht ye never saw At the kilt society ball There wis slim as ony deem lads And broad aboot the beam lads That made the lassies scream At the kilt society ball They danced the heilan’ dances and they cam frae far and wide Displayin’ a’ the parts that ither times their troosers hide There wis bold an’ tak a look lads An shy an bide in nuik lads There wis hairy knees and baald knees An fightin’ feelin caald knees Skinny knees and swald At the kilt society ball There was stracht legs and baud legs An cudna stop a yow legs An hittin’ one a fyow At the kilt society ball They danced the heilan’ dances and they cam frae far and wide Displayin’ a’ the parts that ither times their troosers hide There was seen ‘er growd and run wives And ower near the grun wives Ye shoulda seen the fun At the kilt society ball! *Presumably a place but not one I’ve heard of |
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24 Dec 18 - 12:29 AM (#3968090) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kilt Society Ball (from Rab The Rhymer) From: EBarnacle Wow! That's a long time between query and answer. |
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30 Dec 18 - 12:56 AM (#3968793) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kilt Society Ball (from Rab The Rhymer) From: GUEST,MES I was looking for the lyrics myself and found the thread! Even if it doesn't help OP hopefully it might help the next me. Although I did manage to drop a line somewhere in the transfer, it should be: There wis bold an’ tak a look lads An shy an bide in nuik lads A chiel could write a buik about the kilt society ball |
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18 Mar 21 - 11:56 AM (#4098207) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kilt Society Ball (from Rab The Rhymer) From: GUEST Dr. D. S. Raitt R. Clark Published 1945 History Nature THE tragic death of Douglas Raitt as the result of a motor accident on October 4, 1944, at the early age of forty-one, will be deeply regretted not only by marine biologists but also by the general public, for apart from his scientific attainments, he had wide cultural interests and was recognized as a successful broadcaster and as a composer of Scottish songs. In particular, fishery research has lost a most promising worker, who had a brilliant career before him. |
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20 Mar 21 - 02:01 PM (#4098551) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kilt Society Ball (from Rab The Rhymer) From: leeneia Some may leer and some may sneer, but I think the kilt is sexy. |