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AKA<\/strong><\/td>Weddin’ o’ Sandy McNabb [and similar variants]
The wedding bells were ringing<\/td><\/tr>
First Published<\/td>1908<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Writer\/composer<\/td>Harry Lauder<\/td>Roud<\/strong><\/td>RN13713<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Music Hall Performers<\/strong><\/td>Harry Lauder<\/td><\/tr>
Folk performances<\/strong><\/td>Collected from the singing of:<\/strong>
Robertson, Jeannie; Scotland : Aberdeenshire; 1963
Butcher, Eddie; Ireland : Co. Derry; 1969
Modern performances<\/strong>
Jimmy Logan, Andy Stewart,<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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From UK Sheet Music, Irish Sheet Music Archive<\/a>:\n\nI'm on my way hame frae a marriage\nIt's been a splendishus affair\nOf course I went there in a carriage\nA beautiful carriage and pair\nSandy Mac-Nab was the bride groom\nThe bride was a bonnie wee lamb\nWi' nice curly hair and complexion\nRedder than strawberry jam\n\nAnd the wedding bells were ringing\nAll the boys were singing\nHere's tae you and yours and me and mine (Ta-Ra-Ra!)\nThen we had a drappie\nJust tae make us happy\nFor the days o' Auld Lang Syne<\/em>\n\n[Spoken Patter at this point in recorded version below, remaining verses omitted]\n\nWe never thocht Sandy would marry\nHe was one o' thae nice simple men\nWe always thought Sandy would tarry\nBut then ye ken ye never ken\nFor love it's a terrible feeling\nMac-Nab says it's something sublime\nMac-Nab says ye want tae be kissing\nOr squeezing yer lass a' the time\n\nThe bride she was dressed like a fairy\nIn beautiful tartan and lace\nMac-Nab wore his kilt and glengarry\nAnd a beautiful smile on his face\nMac-Nab he was looking so cheery\nMac-Nab was in love ye could tell\nMac-Nab he was fond o' his dearie\nWhen Mac-Nab dees I'll wed her masel\n\n<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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One of several Scottish songs featuring a person called Sandy McNabb (precise spellings vary, some examples of other songs are given below). This particular song was written, composed and first performed by Harry Lauder<\/a> in 1908. Like many of Harry’s songs it seems to have been popular amongst English speaking troops in World War I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was later collected from traditional singers in Scotland and Ireland, notably from Jeannie Robertson, an important traditional singer from the Scottish traveller community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In the late 19th and early 20th century the name Sandy McNab<\/em> was a name commonly used in plays and songs to signify a certain caricature of “Scottishness”.  Songs featuring the name included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A children’s round (origin unknown):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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There was an old fellow named Sandy McNabb 
Who had for his supper a very fine crab 
And had to be carried home in a cab
<\/p>\nMary Catherine Taylor (1977), Book of Rounds<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
A song probably from the first half of the 19th century found on broadsides, called simply Sandy McNab<\/em>, which started with the chorus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Highlands were pested wi’ Sandy McNab,
The Lowlands molested by Sandy McNab; 
The old folks did sigh and the young ones did sab
Aye after a visit frae Sandy McNabb<\/p>\nThe Poet’s Box (Glasgow), Bodleian Ballads<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
An early 20th century music hall song sung by Alick Lauder,  Harry’s brother called Hooch, Sandy! Where did you find her, eh?<\/em> (1909),  First Line: I’m Sandy McNab a Hieland man<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s Harry singing The wedding of Sandy McNab:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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