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  • Wha' saw the Tattie Howkers ?

    From Fifeshire Floozie@21:1/5 to ian-s...@blueyonder.co.uk on Wed Mar 25 18:19:07 2020
    On Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at 4:20:56 AM UTC-5, ian-s...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
    Anyone have the words of this song ?
    Can't find it anywhere on-line.

    -- The Despicable Stewart
    -- Perfidious Alban
    -- http://www.ian.stewart.ukgateway.net/informer.htm

    I can't believe you're still haunting scs :)

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  • From Fifeshire Floozie@21:1/5 to ian-s...@blueyonder.co.uk on Wed Mar 25 18:46:28 2020
    On Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at 4:20:56 AM UTC-5, ian-s...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
    Anyone have the words of this song ?
    Can't find it anywhere on-line.

    -- The Despicable Stewart
    -- Perfidious Alban
    -- http://www.ian.stewart.ukgateway.net/informer.htm

    Wha saw the tattie howkers? Wha saw them gaun awa?
    Wha saw the tatttie howkers merchin doon the Broomielaw?
    Some o them had boots an stockins
    Some o them had nane at aa
    Some o them had a wee drop whisky
    For tae keep the cauld awa

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  • From The Phantom Piper@21:1/5 to Fifeshire Floozie on Wed Mar 25 20:35:48 2020
    On Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 6:19:09 PM UTC-7, Fifeshire Floozie wrote:

    I can't believe you're still haunting scs :)

    Enh, it's a Living...

    Nice to see you!


    Frae The Battlements,

    The Phantom Piper

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  • From Dan Grant@21:1/5 to The Phantom Piper on Thu Jul 30 14:55:38 2020
    On Monday, September 23, 2019 at 6:54:26 PM UTC-4, The Phantom Piper wrote:
    On Sunday, September 22, 2019 at 8:46:02 AM UTC-7, jacqueline...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

    Wha' saw the tattie howkers,
    Wha' saw them gang awa'?
    Wha' saw the tattie howkers,
    Marching through the Broomielaw?

    Some of them had boots and stockings,
    Some of them had nane at a',
    Some of them had tartan trussers
    Marching through the Broomielaw.
    Ian passed away some years ago.

    And the question you are responding to
    was posted _more than 16 years ago_.

    But hey, if it melts your butter then
    by all means, necro away...


    Bemused,

    The Phantom Piper
    The version I remember is:
    Wha' saw the tattie howkers?
    Wha' saw them gang awa?
    Wha' saw the tattie howkers?
    ganging doon the Brimielaw.

    Same o" them hod picks an" shovels
    Same o' them hod nan atall.
    Same o' them hod umbrellas
    just to keep the rain awa.

    The other versions seem to be taken from the 42nd Highlander (Black Watch) rendition.
    But us Gordons didnee use them

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