Wee Cooper O'Fife
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"Wee Cooper O'Fife" (
Verses get added, with one version having him put a sheep skin jacket on her and beating it. It was recorded by Burl Ives on 11 February 1941[1] for his debut album Okeh Presents the Wayfaring Stranger. It has also been recorded by Hedy West, Ed McCurdy, and Ian Campbell.[2]
The Wee Cooper O'Fife is also the name of a Scottish country dance devised by Hugh Foss to fit the tune of the folk song, which is unusual in having ten-bar rather eight-bar phrases.[3]
Similar songs
Other versions of the song are known as "Dan Doo", "The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin" or "Little Old Man Lived Out West".[4]
The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin
"The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin" is an English
In other variants, such as "Ruggleton's Daughter of Iero", he does not have a pretext for beating her.
Dan Doo
Dan Doo is a British
The Library of Congress has a version of the song sung by Charles Dietz and recorded in Monroe, Wisconsin by Leland Coon in 1946.[9]
The Library of Congress has a recording of it.[10]
Risseldy Rosseldy
An American variation of the song, entitled "Risseldy Rosseldy", was sung by the school children in the 1963 film
Popular culture
The song was part of the South Park Season "The Scoots", which is the fifth episode of the 22nd season.
See also
- Peat Fire Flame, an album by The Corries
- List of Scottish country dances
References
- ^ Naxos: link Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Wee Cooper of Fife". Yet Another Digital Tradition Page. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Dance: The Wee Cooper O' Fife - SCDDB". my.strathspey. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ISBN 9781400867523.
- ^ a b "Wisconsin Folksong Collection – UW Digital Collections".
- ^ ISBN 9781400867523– via Google Books.
- ^ Musick, Ruth Ann (7 December 1960). "Ballads, folk songs & folk tales from West Virginia". West Virginia University Library – via Google Books.
- ^ West Virginia Songbag page 218
- ^ "Dan doo". Library of Congress.
- ^ "Little old man he lived in the West". The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
External links
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