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Ticket o' a Dug

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Ticket o' a Dug

"Ticket o' a Dug, or The Trip Tae Glasca", a song preserved in a scrapbook entitled Old Glasgow Street Songs etc, 1850 which is held at the Mitchell Library.

This song describes the experiences of a naive country dweller on a visit to Glasgow from Fintry, and the confidence tricksters he meets before being robbed and ending up in court. As his brother says, "yer naethin' but a mug."

Reference: GC 398.5 GLA

Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Libraries Information and Learning

Keywords:
confidence tricksters, courting, drinking, folks songs, lyrics, Old Glasgow Street Songs etc, 1850, poetry, prostitutes, pubs, street songs, theft, thieves, Ticket o' a Dug, or The Trip Tae Glasca



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