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Dance Lassie wi' the Yellow Coatie 3730

See also: The Lassie wi' The Yellow Coatie (R32, 2/4L, Border)

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
David Rutherford (1756)
Intensity
800 800 844 800 = 41% (1 turn), 31% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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Lassie Wi' The Yellow Coatie
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I hae meal an' milk in plenty,  
I hae kail an' cakes fu' dainty,  
I've a but an' ben fu' genty,  
But I want a wife like thee.  
**Chorus**  
Lassie wi' the yellow coatie,  
Will ye wed a muirlan' Jockie?  
Lassie wi' the yellow coatie,  
Will ye busk an' gang wi' me?

Although my mailen be but sma',  
An' little gowd I hae to shaw,  
I hae a heart without a flaw,  
An' I will gie it a' to thee.

Wi' my lassie an' my doggie,  
O'er the lea an' through the boggie,  
Nane on earth was e'er sae vogie,  
Or as blythe as we will be.

Haste ye, lassie, to my bosom  
While the roses are in blossom;  
Time is precious, dinna lose them –  
Flowers will fade, an' sae will ye.  
**Last chorus**  
Lassie wi' the yellow coatie,  
Ah! tak' pity on your Jockie;  
Lassie wi' the yellow coatie,  
I'm in haste, an' sae should ye.

The tune of “Lassie wi' the Yellow Coatie” was published by Robert Bremner in 1750
and was contained in Niel Gow's *First Repository* of 1799.
There it is in reel-time while the tune to the above song is in 3/4 time.

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.

Recordings whose titles are in italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
The Lassie Wi' the Yellow Coatie Jim MacLeod and his Band Book 8. LP+ 12 R32 84:50 36.2
Lassie wi' the Yellow Coatie Jim Lindsay and his Band Book 8. Music for 12 Scottish Country Dances CD 10 R32 84:48 36.0
Lassie wi' the Yellow Coatie Jim Cameron and his Scottish Dance Band Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band Vol 3 CD 19 R32 52:49 33.8
The Lassie Wi' The Yellow Coatie Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith Cairngorms CD 8 R32 85:17 39.6
Lassie wi' the Yellow Coatie 3/4L · R32
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1–
: 1c cast off two ; 1c cast back to places
9–
: 1c cross RH, cast off one (2c up) {3}, cross LH, cast off {3} and lead up to face 1cnr
17–
: Set to and turn cnrs, finish on midline, 1W above 1M, facing M side NHJ
25–
: 1c lead out between 2M & 3M, split and cast round them into middle, repeat with 2W & 3W (to 2,1,3)
Lassie wi' the Yellow Coatie 3/4L · R32
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1-8
: 1s cast to 3rd place & cast back to top
9-16
: 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, cross LH cast to 3rd place lead up to end
  facing 1st corners
17-24
: 1s set to & turn 1st corners, set to & turn 2nd corners
25-32
: 1s dance out Man's side & dance Figs of 8 back to place (1L round 2s &
  1M round 3s)

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NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
20220224 - International Online Class - Ellie Unknown 2022-02-24 Zsofia Jozsef Feb. 24, 2022, 11:02 p.m.
2017-11 Kukucksnest list of dances taught Unknown antoine rousseau Nov. 25, 2017, 5:46 p.m.
Dances taught 20220725-27 St Andrews Week 1 TSLI Class Class 2022-07-25 Andrew Timmins June 11, 2023, 6:28 p.m.
RSCDS Book 8 + yellow coatie Unknown Ward Fleri June 19, 2021, 1:07 a.m.
RSCDS Book 8 Unknown Ward Fleri May 16, 2021, 1:30 a.m.
New Haven Class 9 July 2019 Unknown 2019-07-09 Peter Price July 6, 2019, 7:21 p.m.
RSCDS Cheshire Branch Social -10 July 2019 Unknown 2019-07-10 Andrew Locke June 5, 2019, 7:01 p.m.
RSCDS-LA Zoom Class, 2021-01 January Unknown 2021-01-08 Tony McQuilkin Nov. 6, 2021, 7:33 p.m.

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