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> Would anyone be able to tell me what the title "Weary Pund o' Tow" means?
> Its the title of a slow air from Gow's 3rd Repository. A pity that
> apparently no one knows anymore the answer to Jack's question about the title
> "Cameron's Got His Wife Back Again"-- I'll bet it was a good story once.
>
> Regards,
> Andrew Kuntz
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The most common version of "The Weary Pund o' Tow' is in 'The Scots
Musical Musesum', #350 (song and tune). It used by women in the
Washington, DC area at craft festivals, etc, to sing as they give
demonstrations of carding, spinning and weaving.
Bruce Olson
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