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| | | | Page 07566- 07567 : My Father Built Me a Pretty Tower [song text] John Ross (contributor), Wester Lone Vine Farm, Delney, Scotland |
| | Item Summary | | | Title | My Father Built Me a Pretty Tower |
| Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS pp. 07566- 07567 |
Scope and Content Notes | Genre | song - Child ballad |
| First line | My father built me a pretty tower |
| Titles 'Famous Flower', 'Cruel Stepmother' and 'Sweet William's G[host]' handwritten in at top of page. |
| Type Number | Child 106, The Famous Flower of Serving-men |
Contextual Notes | Contributor seventy-seven years old, working as a farm labourer, living alone in a one-room bothy (he had ten children living). Learned sixty years ago from Ellen Frazer, Balintore Farm: 'He was a boy herding; lassie sang it over and over while she was milking'. Never saw in print. |
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