The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #58285   Message #1689084
Posted By: Bat Goddess
09-Mar-06 - 08:01 AM
Thread Name: Origins: O the Shearing's Not For You
Subject: RE: Origins: O the Shearing's Not For You
The 'tak the buckle frae yer shoe' verses are included (usually in versions leaving out the "where ye said ye would me kill if ya didna hae your will" and "I'll no kill you deid/I'll marry you with speed" verses) in some recorded versions of the song. I think they are another, though related song. I first ran into them in a '60s (maybe '70s) recording of the Fisher Family that married two fragments -- "What's Poor Mary Weeping For" and "Tak the Buckles From Your Shoes" etc.

Linn