The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #150461   Message #3998768
Posted By: Tattie Bogle
01-Jul-19 - 07:02 PM
Thread Name: Shaking hands in folksongs - instances?
Subject: RE: Shaking hands in folksongs - instances?
From Dougie Maclean's "Caledonia" - last verse -
When the hands are shaken and the kisses flow, then I will disappear".
This is becoming supplanted by the increased informality of the last 2 decades with bearhugs, manhugs, womenhugs and kissing on both cheeks twice or thrice becoming commonplace.
Enough to make your hands tremble, Mrzzy?