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Rhiannon Daymond-King sent me a counting-out rhyme called “Zinty Tinty” with this note: “I was taught a counting rhyme by my father, who said it came from his mother. Her mother was Swedish, so he thought it was in Swedish (or possibly Norwegian given that the part of the country she was from used to be...
Wendy wrote about a cool Scottish rhyme.  It’s a type of rhyme called a counting-out rhyme.  Counting-out rhymes are used to choose in games… generally you count-out players who leave the game.  Whoever’s left at the end is "It".  Here’s what Wendy wrote: My grandfather was from Scotland and taught my brother and I this counting...
Alysa emailed me asking for help with some Scottish nursery rhymes and songs. The ones I could help her with I posted on the Mama Lisa’s World Scottish Song pages. The rest I will post below after Alysa’s letter. Here’s what Alysa wrote: Hey there. My nanna passed away a couple of years ago...
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Andy wrote looking for information about a Scottish song and whether or not anyone out there is familiar with it. Here’s what he wrote: Hello. I was taught a song from my Scottish relatives and wonder if you know of it. Inty, tinty, tamerary, ram, tam, toosh. Go under your bed and find a wee fat moose. Cut...
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Monique, of Mama Lisa’s World en français, was nice enough to send me this lovely photo of the Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland, which she visited this past summer. Monique asked me to post the photo with a request for Scottish Gallic nursery rhymes or songs. If anyone knows of any, please send...
Several days ago, I asked if anyone knew the origin of I’ll Tell Ma Mither. Yesterday, Dani pointed out that it’s very similar to the Irish folksong I’ll Tell Me Ma. Here’s Dani’s letter: I can’t tell you much about the I’ll Tell My Mither rhyme, but it does have several lines in common with the folk...
Gillian wrote me, The following is a Scottish rhyme that I was brought up hearing. I’m afraid I don’t know how it originated… I’LL TELL MA MITHER My mother said I never should Play with the gipsies in the wood They tugged my hair and broke my comb I’ll tell my mither when I get home. My mither says that I...
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