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The Old Man from Lee

August 10, 2026 · 46 min

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This episode looks at the ballad The Old Man from Lee aka the Old Man from Over the Sea aka The Young Lass Contra Old Man aka The Carle He Came o'er the Croft aka The Auld Carle aka the Dottered Auld Carle aka I'll Not Have Him aka The Old Man from Over the Sea aka His Old Grey Beard Kept Waggin' aka Overshoes and Leggin's aka Old Gum Boots and Leggin's aka The Old Black Booger aka The Old Man aka The Baillie of Berwick aka Old Grey Beard. Artwork by Stag and Serpent Tracklist Uncle Eck Dunford – Old Shoes & Leggins Otis High – Old Gray Beard A-Flappin' Betty Garland – Old Gum Boots and Leggings Lawrence Older – Old Shoes and Leggings Jeannie Robertson – The Dottered Auld Carle Pipe Major Bill Hepburn - Leaving Port Askaig Frankie Armstrong – The Old Man from over the Sea Jane Turiff – Wi His Grey Baird Newly Shaven Avice Clarke – Head a Nodding Gordon Hall – Old Grey Noddle Grace Notes – Old Man from Lee Jon Wilks – There was an Old Man Came Over the Sea https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

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