There was a bog, A rattlin' bog, A rare bog, A rattlin' bog, The bog down in the valley-oh O ro the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-oh A rare bog the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-oh Now, in this bog, There was a tree, A rare tree, A rattlin' tree, The tree in the bog, And the bog down in the valley-oh! Now, on this tree, There was a limb, A rare limb, A rattlin' limb, The limb on the tree, And the tree in the bog, And the bog down in the valley-oh! Now, on this limb, There was a branch, A rare branch, A rattlin' branch, The branch on the limb, And the limb on the tree, And the tree in the bog, And the bog down in the valley-oh! On this branch, There was a twig, A rare twig, A rattlin' twig, The twig on the branch And the branch on the limb, And the limb on the tree, And the tree in the bog, And the bog down in the valley-oh! On this twig, There was a leaf, A rare leaf, A rattlin' leaf, The leaf on the twig, And the twig on the branch, And the branch on the limb, And the limb on the tree, And the tree in the bog, And the bog down in the valley-oh! On this leaf, There was a nest, A rare nest, A rattlin' nest, The nest on the leaf, And the leaf on the twig, And the twig on the branch, And the branch on the limb, And the limb on the tree, And the tree in the bog, And the bog down in the valley-oh! Now in this nest, There was an egg, A rare egg, A rattlin' egg, The egg in the nest, And the nest on the leaf, And the leaf on the twig, And the twig on the branch, And the branch on the limb, And the limb on the tree, And the tree in the bog, And the bog down in the valley-oh!
I hope to goodness I would never fall in the bog but seriously this is a rousing song in which Scotsmen can be eternally proud of their kinsmen and country
Superb!....love the Corries! Brought back many happy memories of "Bunion" in the Bobbin Mill in Aberdeen in the 1970's (Whatever happened to "Tartan Special" by the way (it's in the video)...great beer!
It's longer than that. "And on that feather there was a flea, a rare flea a rattlin' flea, with a flea on the feather, feather on the bird, bird on the egg and the egg on the nest and the nest on the leaf and a leaf on a twig, twig on the branch and a branch on a limb, limb on a tree and a tree in the bog, the bog down in the valley oh!"
It goes even further than that! there's the leg on the flea, and the shoe on the leg, and the heel on the shoe, and the nail on the heel, and the angel on the nail... and so on...
I saw the Corries play at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness in the early 80s and what a mighty fine afternoon concert of scottish music song poetry and instrumentals it was if there were no other embassadors of their craft talents and skills The Corries would be impossible to beat
Haven't heard this song for a quite a while! I remember listening to an Irish folk band on a few weekends in Sydney do this song, really gets the crowd going.
Hey Drummer, I know PP&M well but didn't know they sang this. They are utter perfection. I saw them in concert several times when I was a kid in Oz - back in the 60s :-). They were the BEST concerts I went to a Beatles concert but you couldn't hear anything because 99.9% of the audience was screaming. Cheers.
I think he's missing some... the one i've always heard old men sing has a flea on a feather, feather on a bird, bird on the egg, egg on the nest, nest on the leaf, leaf on the twig, twig on the branch, branch on the limb, limb on the tree, tree in the bog, and the bog down in the valley-o
Did they forget the bird in the egg in the nest on the leaf on the twig on the branch on the limb on the tree in the bog? I was rather expecting that final piece...
My school choir used to use this song to warm up it was honestly one of our favourites lol if one person sang "down in the valley o'" on the coach to any event no word every person on the coach would join in! There'd be girls with dabs of make-up on joining in lol xxx
Now in the powder there was a snore. A rare snore, a rattling snore. Snore in the powder and the powder in the diaper and the diaper on the flea and the flea on the feather and the feather on the wing and the wing on the bird and the bird in the egg and the egg in the nest and the nest on the leaf and the leaf on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the bog and the bog down in the valley-oh.
There are other verses , Now in that egg there is a feather a rare feather a rattling feather, Feather in the egg , egg in the nest. Then carry on in the same manner as all the other verses. Now in that feather there is a chic,, Next one, Now on that chic there is a flea. A rare flea. A rattlin' flea The flea doon in the valley oh O ro the rattlin' flea The flea down in the valley-oh A rare flea. A rattlin' flea The flea down in the valley-oh We sang as the first verse, There was a hole A rattlin' hole. A rare hole. A rattlin hole. The hole down in the valley-oh O ro the rattlin' hole The hole down in the valley-oh A rare hole. A rattlin hole. The hole down in the valley-oh
I think it's because they both speed up, and have increasingly complex lyrics, as the song goes on. Also, 'cos The Corries are reprazentin' they 'hood.
Not trying to be "not nice". Just asking a question. I don't think "wht d fck is this" is nice. I suppose you are American as well? But don't get agitated - there are lots of well-educated Americans around. Afterall, there are about 300 million of them (when you includevthe illegals,) Please also note the use of the word "even".
The best Scottish folk singers of all time. Often equaled never bettered.
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rarely equalled, never bettered
I agree 👍
Never were equalled in my book
I listen to these 2 every day!! They make me feel happy....good stress reliever!!! Thanks!
Me too 😂
There was a bog,
A rattlin' bog,
A rare bog,
A rattlin' bog,
The bog down in the valley-oh
O ro the rattlin' bog
The bog down in the valley-oh
A rare bog the rattlin' bog
The bog down in the valley-oh
Now, in this bog,
There was a tree,
A rare tree,
A rattlin' tree,
The tree in the bog,
And the bog down in the valley-oh!
Now, on this tree,
There was a limb,
A rare limb,
A rattlin' limb,
The limb on the tree,
And the tree in the bog,
And the bog down in the valley-oh!
Now, on this limb,
There was a branch,
A rare branch,
A rattlin' branch,
The branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree,
And the tree in the bog,
And the bog down in the valley-oh!
On this branch,
There was a twig,
A rare twig,
A rattlin' twig,
The twig on the branch
And the branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree,
And the tree in the bog,
And the bog down in the valley-oh!
On this twig,
There was a leaf,
A rare leaf,
A rattlin' leaf,
The leaf on the twig,
And the twig on the branch,
And the branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree,
And the tree in the bog,
And the bog down in the valley-oh!
On this leaf,
There was a nest,
A rare nest,
A rattlin' nest,
The nest on the leaf,
And the leaf on the twig,
And the twig on the branch,
And the branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree,
And the tree in the bog,
And the bog down in the valley-oh!
Now in this nest,
There was an egg,
A rare egg,
A rattlin' egg,
The egg in the nest,
And the nest on the leaf,
And the leaf on the twig,
And the twig on the branch,
And the branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree,
And the tree in the bog,
And the bog down in the valley-oh!
Thank you for the lyrics; I shall note that no bird would consruct a nest on a leaf!
I hope to goodness I would never fall in the bog but seriously this is a rousing song in which Scotsmen can be eternally proud of their kinsmen and country
The best preformers of this song.. the corries are the kings.
I LOVE THE CORRIES!!
Superb!....love the Corries!
Brought back many happy memories of "Bunion" in the Bobbin Mill in Aberdeen in the 1970's
(Whatever happened to "Tartan Special" by the way (it's in the video)...great beer!
It's longer than that. "And on that feather there was a flea, a rare flea a rattlin' flea, with a flea on the feather, feather on the bird, bird on the egg and the egg on the nest and the nest on the leaf and a leaf on a twig, twig on the branch and a branch on a limb, limb on a tree and a tree in the bog, the bog down in the valley oh!"
Ó Slattarra and they missed a seed a rattlin seed seed in the bog lol
It goes even further than that! there's the leg on the flea, and the shoe on the leg, and the heel on the shoe, and the nail on the heel, and the angel on the nail... and so on...
@@debbielarps angel on the nail? lol
Aye and everyone's bored after 3 minutes anyway. This version works much better
@@Fahrenheit1407 Only the people who have the attention span of a flea.
thank you, thank you, thank you ... wonderfully addictive song and good to test your memory ... I love Scotland!
BRILLIANT !!!!
My mum used to sing this to me when I was young!!
This is one of the most popular of the songs my 51 year singing group sings. I learned it in the Youth Hostel in Ayres in 1967. Same version.
Never knew the Corries did this one! excellent!
Very good music.
That guys hair is amazing.
I saw the Corries play at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness in the early 80s and what a mighty fine afternoon concert of scottish music song poetry and instrumentals it was if there were no other embassadors of their craft talents and skills The Corries would be impossible to beat
Wonderful
Haven't heard this song for a quite a while!
I remember listening to an Irish folk band on a few weekends in Sydney do this song, really gets the crowd going.
youtube is puting things up there they think you would watch by what you have watched
Have loved this song since I was a girl and my mother gave me the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem with Their Families album.
This version is superb!
Hey Drummer, I know PP&M well but didn't know they sang this. They are utter perfection. I saw them in concert several times when I was a kid in Oz - back in the 60s :-). They were the BEST concerts I went to a Beatles concert but you couldn't hear anything because 99.9% of the audience was screaming. Cheers.
Gives me smile
Lovely memories of singing this with my sister :-) thank you
I think he's missing some... the one i've always heard old men sing has a flea on a feather, feather on a bird, bird on the egg, egg on the nest, nest on the leaf, leaf on the twig, twig on the branch, branch on the limb, limb on the tree, tree in the bog, and the bog down in the valley-o
love the audience!
Arkybark pre-arranged audience, cos it was filmed in a bbc studio
@FuzzyYellowBear i like how it all adds up it's rather relaxing.
Did they forget the bird in the egg in the nest on the leaf on the twig on the branch on the limb on the tree in the bog? I was rather expecting that final piece...
We used to go to extremes:
bog
tree
limb
branch
twig
leaf
nest
egg
chick
wing
feather
flea
eyeball
cornea
reflection!!!
HE HAS GOOD SING AND IT MAKE ME HAPPY
BEAUTIFUL video!!!! Thank you !
i grew up in a very small school (like 12 people) and i remember the whole school singing this song
My school choir used to use this song to warm up it was honestly one of our favourites lol if one person sang "down in the valley o'" on the coach to any event no word every person on the coach would join in! There'd be girls with dabs of make-up on joining in lol xxx
The man with the perfect silver hair has a funny accent.
My personal favorite version is by Seamus Kennedy. his lasts about 8-9 minutes.
Как же это душевно! Лайк, конечно же. :)
The best one is the Irish wedding at early hrs
He's scottish. It comes as standard to us.
brilliant
My dad used to sing this to me as a lullaby. :')
i love the duke its sick
he has the best Scottish folk singer
take it to rattlin bog
Cool
great song for Paddy's Day
Good version of the song.
Pvi vānā-t âmer.
Dont forget to take your lightfoot down to the bog!!! youtube - lightfoot low ground pressure.
Fabulous. Seldom have heard anything better or more stirring
I fell in a rattlin' bog on my duke of edinburgh a few weeks ago... it wasnt pleasant.
Now in the powder there was a snore.
A rare snore, a rattling snore.
Snore in the powder and the powder in the diaper and the diaper on the flea and the flea on the feather and the feather on the wing and the wing on the bird and the bird in the egg and the egg in the nest and the nest on the leaf and the leaf on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the bog and the bog down in the valley-oh.
what?
that was great
I see that at shool
Ill have a pint of tatan special barman,coz quick while these two boys are playing its , plenty of room at the bar. heh heh.
Excellent! *****
& theres the elephant on the flea
hollycrapitsjean123 99speoe
@Jack43414 thats just a measure of how popular the corries are now-a-days.......lol
Drummer, if you've just discovered the Corries listen to Leezzie (Lizzie) Lindsay on youtube. It's very beautiful.
hahahaha ! I too !
It is a bat loss.
Gandalf?
There are other verses , Now in that egg there is a feather a rare feather a rattling feather, Feather in the egg , egg in the nest. Then carry on in the same manner as all the other verses. Now in that feather there is a chic,, Next one, Now on that chic there is a flea. A rare flea. A rattlin' flea The flea doon in the valley oh O ro the rattlin' flea
The flea down in the valley-oh
A rare flea. A rattlin' flea
The flea down in the valley-oh We sang as the first verse, There was a hole A rattlin' hole. A rare hole. A rattlin hole. The hole down in the valley-oh O ro the rattlin' hole
The hole down in the valley-oh A rare hole. A rattlin hole. The hole down in the valley-oh
:O
Super Mario World!
how is it not?
So who else couldn't stop themselves singing along?
You must be American? This is a very well known song in Ireland, Scotland and England. I'm Australian and even I know it - sang it at school.
@ljotulf easy to see why
I think it's because they both speed up, and have increasingly complex lyrics, as the song goes on. Also, 'cos The Corries are reprazentin' they 'hood.
All of these songs weren't just tales instead they were representative of all people young or old knowledgeable or not
The hair or the accent?
@Jack43414 its because this is what the black eyed peas want to be able to pull off one day. . . . they wish ;)
Wasn't he in an old Star Trek episode?
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My pardons. I did not read the initial comment.
lol yeah it was actually quite funny after i fell in but at the time i was pissed off:L You doin gold or silver?
its supposed to start in a hole!
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The are Scottish you fool!
S'not nice. I doubt every Australian knows this song. 0_o
Not trying to be "not nice". Just asking a question. I don't think "wht d fck is this" is nice. I suppose you are American as well? But don't get agitated - there are lots of well-educated Americans around. Afterall, there are about 300 million of them (when you includevthe illegals,) Please also note the use of the word "even".