“To Reap and Mow the Hay”
Description
The singer is in Scotland, driven from Ireland by the landlord and bad times. He is invited to stay a week "putting in the hay" with a 1914 veteran. He marries the farmer's niece. They'll go to Ireland now but return yearly to Scotland to make the hay.
Recordings
- James and Paddy Halpin, "To Reap and Mow the Hay" (on Voice20, IRHardySons)
References
- Roud #12937
- BI, RcTRAMTH