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02 Jul 03 - 02:52 AM (#974965) Subject: Origins: A doo fell aff From: GUEST,Jo We sang this as children: "oh, a doo fell aff, a doo fell aff, a doo fell aff a dyke, dyke dyke." Does anyone know anything about its origins? Thank you from a Scot in Australia. |
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02 Jul 03 - 05:16 AM (#974998) Subject: RE: Origins: A doo fell aff From: Jim McLean We also sang this as children, years ago. I'm sure it was just the sound the words made as 'a doo fell aff' was pronounced as one word and made no sense until the following phrase 'a dyke' explained it. Cheers, Jim McLean (from Paisley originally) |
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02 Jul 03 - 05:22 AM (#975001) Subject: RE: Origins: A doo fell aff From: John MacKenzie A pigeon fell off a wall, doesn't have the same ring somehow.¦¬] Giok |
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02 Jul 03 - 08:40 AM (#975093) Subject: RE: Origins: A doo fell aff From: Alba I mind the song as well but I don't know the origins. Ill ask my Dad who used to sing it with me when I was wee (Dad lives in Johnstone now Jim. so your a buddy originally then:>) A |
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02 Jul 03 - 08:57 AM (#975105) Subject: RE: Origins: A doo fell aff From: Jim McLean I was born and bred in Paisley until about 19 then I started 'travelling' although I did come back to Paisley a few times. My dad also sang the song and that's where we got it from. I suspect, as I said before, it really was a nonsense song. There was also a sayin by a local 'hairy' in greenock to an American sailor ' Ur ye affa yat?, which yat'r affa? Cheers, Jim |