The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #16037   Message #147711
Posted By: Murray on Saltspring
10-Dec-99 - 04:10 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: All the bumbies
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: All the bumbies
It should be "bumbee", i.e. a bumble-bee, one of those big fellows. The comparison is that the bagpipes sound like the [loud] drone of the bees. The tune, incidentally, is "Highland Laddie" [= Were you ever in Quebec/ Donkey Riding, etc.]. I've never heard any other words than those quoted.