Origin: Cock Up Your Beaver (Robert Burns?)

Subject: RE: Cock Up Your Beaver - Burns
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 23 Aug 00 - 11:30 AM

Maybe we should post the words to 'Beastiality's best'..... what with all this Rolf Harris and animals around....

LTS

Subject: RE: Cock Up Your Beaver - Burns
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 23 Aug 00 - 11:22 AM

With cuddly Rolf Harris, eh, Liz!

"Despite a brave fight, the poor little cock didn't quiet have the strength to make it throuigh the night"

From a CD called 'Rolf Breaks It To You Gently', issued by DeadRinger Records....

Next series in November, Liz

Skipjack

Subject: RE: Cock Up Your Beaver - Burns
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 23 Aug 00 - 11:13 AM

And there was me thinking it was an animal show.....

LTS

Subject: RE: Cock Up Your Beaver - Burns
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 23 Aug 00 - 11:04 AM

My post and Pastorpest's crossed - so Pastorpest has the lowdown on the Burns words to this melody.

Subject: RE: Cock Up Your Beaver - Burns
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 23 Aug 00 - 10:57 AM

It's Scottish air that pre-dates Burns. Some variations on the melody are attributed to the Irish harper O'Carolan. Burns may have written words to the melody - another mudcatter might know if he did. It's one of my favorite titles - though I've yet to play it and announce the title! Can you imagine performing it and dedicating it to someone in the audience? Well, it really means "tip up your hat."

-chanteyranger

Subject: RE: Cock Up Your Beaver - Burns
From: pastorpest
Date: 23 Aug 00 - 10:52 AM

My copy of "The Works of Robert Burns" published by the Wordsworth Poetry Library contains Cock Up Your Beaver. The first line is "When first my brave Johnnie lad/Came to this town." According to Ian McIntyre in his carefully researched biography of Burns "Dirt & Diety" Cock Up your Beaver was included in the fourth volume of the Scots Musical Museum. I really recommend "Dirt & Diety" published by HarperCollins ISBN 0 00 215964 3 available in both hardback and paperback. Although acedemic it is a marvelous resource for those interested in Burns.

Subject: RE: Cock Up Your Beaver - Burns
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 23 Aug 00 - 10:37 AM

We can have more fun with this one than Fanny Power!

Skipjack

Subject: Cock Up Your Beaver - Burns
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 23 Aug 00 - 10:31 AM

Did Burns write this? My copy of 'The Songs of Scotlamd - Vol 2' Edited by Foster claims so, but the DT makes no mention of it. I was researching a missing tune for MMario when I came across it. The DT has a different name for the lyrics. Foster claims this to be penned by Burns to the Air 'Cock Up Your Beaver'. Regards, John