Wallflowers, song / Deborah Crowley & [various unidentified performers], singing in English
ITMA Reference | 55068 |
Creator | Crowley, Deborah, singing in English ; [various unidentified performers], singing in English |
Contributor | Shields, Hugh, collector |
Date | July 1968 |
Location | Hugh Shields’s house, Dublin |
Type | Sound |
Extent | 1 computer file (MP3 file, 33 sec.) : digital, stereo |
Collection | Hugh Shields Collection |
Subject | Ireland: Singing in English |
Language | English |
Publisher | Irish Traditional Music Archive |
Copyright | Performers, Hugh Shields |
Source | 1020-ITMA-REEL [HS 6818] |
Roud Number | 6307 |
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contact for information on re-useWallflowers, wallflowers, growing up so high
Especially Marie S****, she is the youngest child
Oh fie, for shame, oh fie, for shame
Turn your back against the game
Wallflowers, wallflowers, growing up so high
Especially Deborah C******, she is the youngest child
Oh fie, for shame, oh fie, for shame
Turn your back against the game, etc.
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Sung: “Oh fie for shay.” Other references are found in Gomme’s The traditional games of England, Scotland and Ireland (1964, vol 1:182–83, vol 2:329–42); WW Newell’s Games and songs of American children (1963:68); N Douglas’s London street games (1931:41); L Daiken’s Children’s games throughout the year (1949:109–110, 122); JTR Ritchie’s Golden city (1964:59, 177). So early in the morning, ed. Diane Hamilton (1962:Tradition LP TLP 1024); Ewan McColl and Dominic Behan’s The singing streets, (1958: Folkways LP FW 8501).
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