"Jock Clarkstone's Description Of Glasgow Fair", a song preserved in a scrapbook entitled Old Glasgow Street Songs etc, 1850 which is held at the Mitchell Library.
This song by Daniel Norris is about a naive farmer's experiences and misadventures at the Glasgow Fair.
Reference: GC 398.5 GLA
Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Libraries Information and Learning
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