Camric Sark- Mrs. Margaret Tait (Shet) 1960 Bruford
[From School of Scottish Studies; Original Track ID - SA1960.60.B3. Here's a short Shetland version that was recorded in 1960. It uses the Form A of the interstanzic chorus which is the same form of the 1670 broadside,
R. Matteson 2018]
Camric Sark- Sung by Mrs. Margaret Tait, learned from her mother, Mrs. Jemima Robertson, of the Westing, Unst. Recorded by Alan Bruford in 1960.
Shew unta me a camric sark,
Blaa, blaa, tear da winds, blaa,
Withoot ether seam or needlewark,
An da wind is blaan me plaidie awa'.
Saa unta me free acres o laand,
Blaa, blaa, tear da wind, blaa,
Atween da saut sea an da sea strand,
An da wind is blaan me plaidie awa'.
Harrow it up wi da teeth o' a redder, [comb]
Blaa, blaa, tear da wind, blaa,
Pack it aa inta ae moose holl,
An da wind is blaan me plaidie awa'.
When du's dun an feenisht dee wark,
Blaa, blaa, tear da winds, blaa,
Come ta me an du's get dee sark,
An da wind is blawn me plaidie awa'.