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| | | | Page 05800- 05802 : Sir Patrick Spens [song text] Peter Christie (contributor), 21 Shore Road, Stonehaven, Scotland |
| | Item Summary | | | Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS pp. 05800- 05802 |
Scope and Content Notes | Genre | song - Child ballad |
| First line | The king he sat in Dunfermline toon |
| Note at end of text decribes Christmas house-visiting custom. |
| 15 stanzas; 8 lines prose |
| Type Number | Child 58, Sir Patrick Spens |
Contextual Notes | Learned as a boy from old men of the village during the week of singing at Christmas time. |
| His grandfather, who died at 92, was the best singer in village, many songs coming down through his memory. |
| | | | Page 05802 : [Christmas House-visiting] [custom description] Peter Christie (contributor), Stonehaven |
| | Item Summary | | | Title | [Christmas House-visiting] |
| Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS p. 05802 |
Scope and Content Notes
| Christmas house-visiting custom described in note on source of ballad. |
| Type Number | Child 58, Sir Patrick Spens |
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