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Downie Dens of Yarrow DigiTrad: DOWIE DENS OF YARROW THE DOWIE DENS o' YARROW Related threads: Lyr Add: Dewy Dens of Yarrow - Mick Hanly (11) The Braes of Yarrow (8) Lyr Req: The Dreary Dream (John Jacob Niles) (8) (origins) Origins: The Dewy Dens of Yarrow (44) Lyr Req: The Heathery Hills of Yarrow (Child #214) (8) Dowie Dens of Yarrow (35) two verses in Dowie Dens O Yarrow (Janet Russell) (21) Lyr Req: Green Banks of Yarrow (#214 - Davenport) (3) Lyr Req: Dowie Dens of Yarrow parody (3) Lyr Req: Dowie Dens o' Yarrow (Davey Stewart) (7)
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Subject: Downie Dens of Yarrow From: GUEST Date: 07 Mar 01 - 01:44 PM In the song Downie Den of Yarrow there is a line. "Her hair it being three quarters long, wraped it round his middle so small" How long is her hair?? Thanks Gary® |
Subject: RE: Downie Dens of Yarrow From: GUEST,Roll&Go-C Date: 07 Mar 01 - 02:05 PM "Dewie" Den of Yarrow? Anyway, if you substract one quarter from full length, you should come up with the proper answer. |
Subject: RE: Downie Dens of Yarrow From: GUEST,Bruce O. Date: 07 Mar 01 - 03:21 PM The way the singer's granddaughter sang it in the 1880's:
Her hair it being three quarters long, I think long was down to the top of thigh, so 3/4 would be roughly to the waist.
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Subject: RE: Downie Dens of Yarrow From: GUEST Date: 08 Mar 01 - 01:21 PM I'm leary about accepting 3/4 as a referance to body length. Since in the era of the song being drawn and quartered, did not mean they drew lines on you b/4 cutting you into 1/4 body part. Anybody have anything other that a literal interpretation?? Gary® |
Subject: RE: Downie Dens of Yarrow From: Les from Hull Date: 08 Mar 01 - 01:38 PM Of course, this was before they invented wheelbarrows! |
Subject: RE: Downie Dens of Yarrow From: shankmac Date: 08 Mar 01 - 02:11 PM The version I have is His hair it was five quarters lang, Its colour was the yellow, She twined it round her lily hand, And drew him out o' Yarrow |
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