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Poor Wee Jockey Clarke

21 Jul 98 - 03:14 PM (#33081)
Subject: Poor Wee Jockey Clarke
From: N Chevalier

Does anyone have the lyrics for the trad. Scots song "Poor Wee Jockey Clarke," recorded by Richard Thompson on his "Watching the Dark" compilation. I can make out most of it by listening to the CD, but my Scots isn't good enough to catch all the references. A printed text would help. Thanks.


22 Nov 19 - 12:20 PM (#4020822)
Subject: RE: Poor Wee Jockey Clarke
From: GUEST,JeffK

18 years later - the best I can find is an old broadside entitled, "My Father's Old Coat", which mentions "Puir Wee Johnny Clark" as opposed to "Jockey Clarke". It's at https://digital.nls.uk/broadsides/view/?id=14942&transcript=1.