Aunty Mary Had A Canary / Wee O'Hara
Oh Aunty Mary had a canary, They aa fell intae the Forth. [Firth of Forth] As I cam doon through Glasgae toon, An oh, the bonny wee barra's mine, Aunty Mary" seems to have originated during the South African Boer War (1899-1902), sung to a favorite pipe-march tune, "The Cock of the North." This text is given by Ramsay Nicht at Eenie, 1932. On the transcription of the School of Scottish Studies tape is the note, "We used to sing, in Glasgow: 'Aunty Mary had a canary, / Up the leg o her drawers. / It didnae come doon / Till the month o June, / And won the Victoria Cross.'" Over forty differing versions of this latter bawdy version have been identified by Ewan McVicar. Henderson follows it with "Wee O'Hara," another popular song, to the tune of a military march, "The British Grenadiers."
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