| AKA | Wee Jean McGregor |
| First Published | 1909 |
| Writer/composer | Harry Lauder | Roud | RN38372 |
| Music Hall Performers | Harry Lauder |
| Folk performances | Collected from the singing of: Garven, Thomas; Scotland : Ayrshire; 1962 |
I'm in love with a bonnie wee lass Wee Jean McGregor, oh I love her 'cos she's lots of brass Wee Jean McGregor, oh I met her one night at the Spree She was sitting next to me I said, 'I love you and you love me Wee Jean McGregor, oh.' I soon started making love To Wee Jean McGregor, oh I told her that she was a wee dove Wee Jean McGregor, oh She said, 'Do you think I am?' I said, 'Yes, I think you am I could eat you like a scone and jam Wee Jean McGregor, oh.' Ay, and we began to spoon Me and Jean McGregor, oh In a cosy corner of our own Me and Jean McGregor, 0h I said, 'Jean will you be mine?' I kissed her and she said it was fine So I kissed her again for Auld Lang Syne Wee Jean McGregor, oh. The next day we went for a sail Me and Jean McGregor, oh And it blew a terrible gale On Wee Jean McGregor, oh She said, 'Sandy, will we sink?' I said, 'Oh no I don't think. If we do we'll both get a drink Me and you McGregor, oh.' She said, 'Sandy, oh I'm sick Wee Jean McGregor, oh I said, 'Dear, and I'm sick too. Me and you McGregor, oh.' She was bad she was bye peg (?) I could scarcely stand on my legs We fed the fishes on ham and eggs Me and Jean McGregor, oh.
Fragments of this Harry Lauder song were collected from the singing of Thomas Harven by Hamish Henderson in 1962. You can hear the recording on the excellent Tobar an Dualchais / Kist o Riches website.
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%3A38372
- Kilgarrif Sing Us
- Lyrics: monologues.co.uk
- Sheet Music: not accessed
Last Updated on May 23, 2023 by John Baxter | Published: May 23, 2023
