Wee Cock Sparra - Duncan MacRae

Famous Scottish Recital - Nobody had Duncan MacRae on Youtube doing this - which was a shame , but here it is! The genuine Article. With his lugubrious presentation, the comedian Duncan Macrae (1905 -1967) used to recite this regularly at the TV Hogmanay programmes broadcast in the 1950's and 1960's. The Wee Cock Sparra A wee cock sparra sat on a tree, A wee cock sparra sat on a tree, A wee cock sparra sat on a tree Chirpin awa as blithe as could be. Alang came a boy wi'a bow and an arra, Alang came a boy wi'a bow and an arra, Alang came a boy wi'a bow and an arra And he said: 'I'll get ye, ye wee cock sparra.' The boy wi' the arra let fly at the sparra, The boy wi' the arra let fly at the sparra, The boy wi' the arra let fly at the sparra, And he hit a man that was hurlin' a barra. The man wi' the barra cam owre wi' the arra, The man wi' the barra cam owre wi' the arra, The man wi' the barra cam owre wi' the arra, And said: 'Ye take me for a wee cock sparra?' The man hit the boy, tho he wasne his farra, The man hit the boy, tho he wasne his farra, The man hit the boy, tho he wasne his farra And the boy stood and glowered; he was hurt tae the marra. And a' this time the wee cock sparra, And a' this time the wee cock sparra, And a' this time the wee cock sparra Was chirpin awa on the shank o' the barra. Meaning of unusual words: arra=arrow sparra=sparrow barra=barrow farra=father marra=marrow shank=leg

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[KaradocetPerceval]

Many thanks for posting this. The film "HIghlaand Voyage" is on the DVD "The Vital Spark"

[tajci38]

I lost my copy of this EP years ago..cheers for posting this!

[phillegrange]

I've been looking for this for YEARS! Thank you SO much for posting!

[dolphin693]

ma dads party piece at new year lol

[paulGtown]

Thanks for posting this. I remember this from about 45 years back. I also used to sing it to my children...though was never completely sure of the words.

Anyone interested in Duncan MacRae should also check out "Highland Voyage" (in several parts) on YouTube. I had it on vinyl then on CD...I had no idea it was also short movie.

[pubjamsessions]

Hi guys super

check out janet shaw

[bobrog37]

anyone got duncan and roddy mcmillan recitations?

[rexarchibad]

Do you have Three Craws? Thanks for your posting

[RaibeartMacAoidh]

I very much enjoyed your excellent video. It brought back memories of meeting the legendary Duncan MacRae about 50 years ago, when I was a small child. My father knew him and he was chatting to him on the Largs to Millport ferry.

[RhiannonPeggy]

Brilliant! Amazing to see this on such new media.