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The Singing Street: children playing in Edinburgh (1950s
Children's games filmed in the back streets of Edinburgh accompanied by traditional children's songs.
Two girls twirl two long skipping ropes, a third girl runs in to skip as they all sing, the film slows to show the skipping action. A girl glides down the street on roller skates - not quite in control!
The clip is from The Scottish Screen Archive collection. For more information about this film including details of how to obtain a copy please follow this link:
http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=0799
The Scottish Screen Archive holds thousands of films and videos from Scotland's 20th-century history. The archive contains everything from home movies and advertisements to educational films and documentaries. There are films detailing technical processes and others showing the imagination and innovation of Scottish film-makers over the years. http://www.nls.uk/ssa/
First day at school
This short clip from the educational film "OUR THREE R'S" (1961) shows the wonder of a wee boy's first day at a Scottish primary school. His mother walks with him to school and leaves him happily in the playground playing with the other children.
The Coming of the Wee Malkies
The Coming O The Wee Malkies by Stephen Mulrine
Whit'll ye dae when the wee Malkies come,
if they dreep doon affy the wash-hoose dyke,
an pit the hems oan the sterrheid light,
an play wee heidies oan the clean close-wa,
an bloo'er yir windae in wi the baw,
missis, what'll ye dae?
Whit'll ye dae when the wee Malkies come,
if they chap yir door an choke yir drains,
an caw the feet fae yir sapsy weans,
an tummle thur wulkies through yir sheets,
an tim thur ashes oot in the street,
missis, what'll ye dae?
Whit'll ye dae when the wee Malkies come,
If they chuck thur screw taps doon the pan,
An stick the heid oan the sanitry man;
When ye hear thum shauchlin doon yir lobby,
Chantin, "Wee Malkies! The gemme's a bogey!"
Haw, missis, what'll ye dae?
Children's games filmed in the back streets of Edinburgh accompanied by traditional children's songs.
Two girls twirl two long skipping ropes, a third girl runs in to skip as they all sing, the film slows to show the skipping action. A girl glides down the street on roller skates - not quite in control!
The clip is from The Scottish Screen Archive collection. For more information about this film including details of how to obtain a copy please follow this link:
http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=0799
The Scottish Screen Archive holds thousands of films and videos from Scotland's 20th-century history. The archive contains everything from home movies and advertisements to educational films and documentaries. There are films detailing technical processes and others showing the imagination and innovation of Scottish film-makers over the years. http://www.nls.uk/ssa/
First day at school
This short clip from the educational film "OUR THREE R'S" (1961) shows the wonder of a wee boy's first day at a Scottish primary school. His mother walks with him to school and leaves him happily in the playground playing with the other children.
The Coming of the Wee Malkies
The Coming O The Wee Malkies by Stephen Mulrine
Whit'll ye dae when the wee Malkies come,
if they dreep doon affy the wash-hoose dyke,
an pit the hems oan the sterrheid light,
an play wee heidies oan the clean close-wa,
an bloo'er yir windae in wi the baw,
missis, what'll ye dae?
Whit'll ye dae when the wee Malkies come,
if they chap yir door an choke yir drains,
an caw the feet fae yir sapsy weans,
an tummle thur wulkies through yir sheets,
an tim thur ashes oot in the street,
missis, what'll ye dae?
Whit'll ye dae when the wee Malkies come,
If they chuck thur screw taps doon the pan,
An stick the heid oan the sanitry man;
When ye hear thum shauchlin doon yir lobby,
Chantin, "Wee Malkies! The gemme's a bogey!"
Haw, missis, what'll ye dae?
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