Lyr Req: Pettiween Jo / My Pittenweem Jo

Subject: Lyr Req: Pettiween Jo
From: GUEST,robinia (Jean Lepley)
Date: 19 May 17 - 01:09 AM

Does anyone know this song? I know the tune and most of one verse keeps on going through my head: "Pettiween, Pettiween, she's every fisher laddie's dream / . . . . . . . . . and she saves her kisses just for me."   
Help, help!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Pettiween Jo
From: Effsee
Date: 19 May 17 - 04:13 AM

Robinia, if you look to the blue links near the top left here, you will see a link to a thread which has the lyrics to Pittenweem Jo.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Pettiween Jo / My Pittenweem Jo
From: Joe Offer
Date: 19 May 17 - 04:39 AM

I like this recording by my friends Dick Holdstock and Allan MacLeod:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23yJIDCU8sE

Allan has one of the most beautiful male voices I know of.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Pettiween Jo / My Pittenweem Jo
From: GUEST,Rabee
Date: 19 May 17 - 04:59 AM

Pittenweem ia small fishing vilage along the Eask Neuk of Fife, as is Anster (the local pronunciation of Anstruther another place mentioned in the song.

As noted elsewhere in DT it was written by John Watt - a lovely wee gentle love song


Here's a version sung by Bob Blair (also a Fifer) along with Stramash with Finlay Allaison playing some delightful sympathetic imprioisations on the mandoline

PitenwePitenweem Jo

Pitenweem Jo