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02 Jan 01 - 09:54 PM (#367469) Subject: Refugee frae Graveyard in Dundee From: GUEST,Jim Morrison (no not the dead one!) Has anyone heard this tune - I remember it vaguely from my childhood in Scotland - it was a comical little song about a ghost from Dundee who goes to haunt houses in Glasgow town, the chorus goes something like...
Well I'm a refugee from a graveyard in Dundee Would be grateful if anyone could provide me with any lyrics to fill in the verses and some more of the chorus. Cheers.....Jim |
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02 Jan 01 - 10:07 PM (#367479) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Refugee frae Graveyard in Dundee From: Malcolm Douglas The Dundee Ghost |
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03 Jan 01 - 09:40 PM (#368154) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Refugee frae Graveyard in Dundee From: GUEST,Gilly Yes, the Singing Kettle does a great version of this on their 'Singing Kettle 3' CD, I think it is. They have a web site. The other songs are good too. Pity they don't do the old Scots' songs anymore, preferring nowadays to be politically correct. Ah well.... |
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03 Jan 01 - 10:09 PM (#368163) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Refugee frae Graveyard in Dundee From: little john cameron Great stuff,ah wis thinkin aboot this sang for mah new cd when a get roon tae it but couldnae mind aw the words.If mah memory serves me richt it wis wrote by Matt McGinn,then again mibbe no it wis a lang time ago. ljc |
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04 Jan 01 - 12:19 PM (#368471) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Refugee frae Graveyard in Dundee From: Dunc I learned the song and from the singing of the late, great Hamish Imlach - but I am almost certain that it was written by the late, great Matt McGinn. |
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05 Jan 01 - 09:14 AM (#369021) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Refugee frae Graveyard in Dundee From: GUEST,Annegi The Dundee Ghost WAS written by Matt McGinn. It is available both on his cassettes and his song book. If you did not get all the verses post another message and I'll type it in. |
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11 Jan 01 - 11:15 PM (#373133) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Refugee frae Graveyard in Dundee From: GUEST,Jim Morrison Many thanks to all who replied - I got the lyrics and they read as good now as I remembered it from my childhood. Cheers .....Jim |
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12 Jan 01 - 05:13 PM (#373559) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Refugee frae Graveyard in Dundee From: Wullie Don't forget to sing it with a strong accent Jim and pick out some poor woman in the group to haunt Wullie |
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12 Jan 01 - 05:26 PM (#373569) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Refugee frae Graveyard in Dundee From: John Routledge As for authenticity Jim, the words seem identical to those sung in NE England in the 60's. So they must be right! I agree with Wullie,accent is an important ingredient. Regards spookily. GB |