Wee Pickle Tow

Comment by Strumelia on October 20, 2013 at 8:08am

I wonder if A.A. Gray and Seven Foot Dilly ever played this tune?   :)

Tim, what's a 'tow' ?

Comment by Tim Twiss on October 20, 2013 at 10:43am

Means flax.

There was an auld wife had a wee pickle tow,
An' she was to try the spinnin' o't;
But the rock an' the tow flew up in a lowe,
An' that was a weary beginnin' o't.

Comment by Tim Twiss on October 20, 2013 at 11:19am

still don't get it

Comment by Strumelia on October 20, 2013 at 12:54pm

I don't get it either!   lol!

But the tune sounds pretty.    :)

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