I Will Set My Ship- John Mowat (Pits) c. 1906 Greig K

I Will Set- John Mowat (Pits) c. 1906 Greig K

[My date. Single stanza of "I Will Put My Ship in Order" from The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection - Volume 4; edited by Patrick N. Shuldham-Shaw, ‎Emily B. Lyle - 1981. Collected in North Scotland in early 1900s by Gavin Greig (1856–1914), and the minister James Bruce Duncan 1848-1917).

R. Matteson 2016]


K. "I Will Set My Ship." - Sung by John Mowat (1842-1919) of Craignmand, Pitsligo, a farmer, traditional singer. c. 1906, collected by Gavin Greig, version K

 1.  I will set my ship in order,
And I will set out ower the sea,
I'll sail unto some foreign country
To see if my love minds on me.