SCOTS SANGS FUR P4-P7
This section of the site has songs and tunes that have proven to be gold standard favourites in primary schools, and others that feature in Treasure Hunt questions.
Choose from the dropdown menu which to play, read about and use.
Kinds of Scots songs include Children's Songs,
Work Songs including coalmining, whaling, Bothy Ballads about farm work,
Narrative Songs including older Ballads,
Jacobite Songs,
National Songs including those made by Robert Burns and Lady Nairne, Humorous Songs - and more.
Work Songs including coalmining, whaling, Bothy Ballads about farm work,
Narrative Songs including older Ballads,
Jacobite Songs,
National Songs including those made by Robert Burns and Lady Nairne, Humorous Songs - and more.
WORK
Bonnie Ship The Diamond* [whaling]
Caller Herring* [fishing]
Collier Sweetheart [mining]
Coorie Doon* [mining]
Peterhead Fisherman's Wife [fishing]
Plooboy Laddies [farming]
The Barnyards O Delgaty [farming]
The Blantyre Explosion [mining]
Who Pays The Piper? [oil rigs]
SCOTS LANGUAGE
Many of the songs on our site use some Scots, but these have a lot.
So do other sings marked with a *
Ae Fond Kiss
Auld Lang Syne
Is A Dove A Doo?
Listen Tae The Teacher
Norlan Wind
The Deil's Awa Wi The Exciseman
Ye Banks An Braes
TRAVEL
Braes Of Balquidder
Going Home To Glasgow
Journey Back To Arran
Rolling Hills Of The Borders
HISTORY
Bobbin John [1715]
Farewell To Sicily* [1944]
Johnnie Cope* [1745]
Johnnie O Breadislie* [16th C]
Mary Slessor [19th C]
Parcel O Rogues [1707]
The Battle Of Harlaw* [1413]
The Queen's Four Maries [16th C]
The Skye Boat Song [1746]
Yuri Gagarin [20th C]
FUN
A B C My Grannie Caught A Flea
Bananas Are The Best
Bonnie Wee Barra*
Chipship Elvis*
Coulter's Candy*
Daphne Cochrane*
Fitba Crazy*
Friday Barney
I've A Laddie In America
Katie Bairdie*
Ma Maw's A Millionaire
Ma Maw Says
Red Yo-Yo
School Nativity Play
Three Craws*
Today Is Hogmanay*
Wee Gallus Bloke*
Wee Kirkcudbright Centipede
Who's That Up The Chimney
Ye Canny Shove Yer Grannie*
