| AKA | Holiday in Tobermory |
| First Published | 1901 |
| Writer/composer | Harry Lauder | Roud | RN30034 |
| Music Hall Performers | Harry Lauder |
| Folk performances | Collected from the singing of: Hutchison, Robin; Scotland; 1960s-80s |
From monologues.co.uk In Summer when the sun is bricht, When frost and snow have taken flicht It is Mac-Kie's and my delight Like travellers in a story To go exploring here and there In search of pleasure and fresh air So last year for our holidays We went tae Tobermory, and... Oh, my! you ought to have seen Mac-Kie and me For we were fairly in our glory For we roamed about together 'Mong the bonnie blooming heather With the bonnie lassies up in Tobermory. We soon had friends and fun galore And sweethearts tae, above a score I never had such fun before To leave it I was sorry And when the time for parting came The tears ran down Mack's cheeks like rain Yon night will be remembered by The lassies in Tobermory.
Another song written, composed and sung by the prominent Scots comedian Harry Lauder.
First published in 1901 it was later collected by Peter Hall as Holiday in Tobermory from the singing of Robin Hutchinson.
Sources:
- Entries in the Roud Indexes at the Vaughn Williams Memorial Library: https://archives.vwml.org/search/all:single[folksong-broadside-books]/0_50/all/score_desc/extended-roudNo_tr%3A30034
- Kilgarrif Sing Us
- Lyrics: monologues.co.uk
- Sheet Music: Weekly Dispatch (London), 14 February 1909, p15, c/o British Newspaper Archive
- Sheet Music Cover: SirHarryLauder.com
Last Updated on June 24, 2023 by John Baxter | Published: June 24, 2023
