The Whummil Bore
| "The Whummil Bore" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Steeleye Span | |
| from the album Bloody Men | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Songwriter | traditional |
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"The Whummil Bore" (Roud 3722, Child 27) is an English-language folk song. A whummil is a tool for drilling holes.
Synopsis
The narrator served the king seven years and "saw his daughter only once"—meaning saw her naked, through a whummil bore. She was being dressed by her maids.
Commentary
Only one variant of this ballad exists.[1] "Hind Horn" appears to contain a stanza from it.[1]
Recording
This is recorded on the Steeleye Span 2006 album Bloody Men.
See also
References
- ^ a b Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, v 1, p 247, Dover Publications, New York 1965, https://archive.org/details/englishandscotti01chiluoft/page/n267/mode/2up