Lyr Req: Wee Bit Scant in Me Apron

Subject: Lyr Req: Wee Bit Scant in Me Apron
From: WeeBit
Date: 14 Oct 05 - 07:27 PM

I'm actually seeking both tune and lyrics here. I heard this song about knowing you're pregnant becuase your apron strings were getting tight, at the Old Songs festival, sung by Allistair Brown. Seemed to be called "Wee Bit Scant in Me Apron." I can't find it on line anywhere, he hasn't replied to my e-mail messages, and I didn't see on any of his recordings. Any idea where I could get my hands on it?

Thanks!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee Bit Scant in Me Apron
From: Peace
Date: 14 Oct 05 - 07:33 PM

Alistair Brown.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee Bit Scant in Me Apron
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 14 Oct 05 - 07:43 PM

Not "A wee bird cam tae ma apron"? Same subject anyway!
TB

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee Bit Scant in Me Apron
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 14 Oct 05 - 09:18 PM

Try the DT ...

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee Bit Scant in Me Apron
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 15 Oct 05 - 05:03 PM

Aye,that's the one I was thinking of, Susanne: not sure if it's what Weebit was looking for!
TB

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee Bit Scant in Me Apron
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 15 Oct 05 - 06:01 PM

From his / her description I'd assume it's the one, though the title makes an interesting mondegreen!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee Bit Scant in Me Apron
From: WeeBit
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 09:03 PM

Thanks, but no, that's not the one we heard. And I did check the DT first, of course--not a whisper, which I found very strange. In this one, "wee bit scant in me apron" was the end of the last line of the refrain.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee Bit Scant in Me Apron
From: Effsee
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 09:22 PM

Wee Bit, it's called the folk process, or the oral tradition.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee Bit Scant in Me Apron
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 18 Oct 05 - 05:16 PM

Yes, it DOES sound like a whopping mondegreen to me! WeeBit, can you remember any other lines? And if you looked at the one I linked to in the DT, just how different / similar do you think the lyrics are? To know that might help.