History behind ‘Ye Cannae Shove Yer Granny’ rhyme as Gina performs on Glasgow’s Argyle Street

A wee bit of information behind a traditional Scottish rhyme as performed by Gina on Argyle Street.

Transcript

00:00Hello again, another wee Scottish one. What one is it again?

00:04You cannae shove your granny off the bus.

00:06Oh, you cannae shove your granny off the bus. You cannae shove your granny off the bus.

00:11Oh, you cannae shove your granny. She's your mammy's mammy.

00:15You cannae shove your granny off the bus.

00:18Gina very kindly showed us a verse of You Cannae Shove Your Granny,

00:22a traditional Scottish rhyme children across the country become familiar with early on.

00:27It is a song that is performed across the generations.

00:30The tune originates from the American folk song,

00:33She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain from the 1940s.

00:37There is no known author or composer of this local rendition.

00:41It is a very silly rhyme and the lyrics use Scots language.

00:44It's used a lot in educational settings, teaching children rhythm, tact and poetry.

00:49Granny off the bus.

00:51Oh, you cannae shove your granny off the bus.

00:55Oh, you cannae shove your granny, for she's your mammy's mammy.

00:59Oh, you cannae shove your granny off the bus.

01:03But you can shove your other granny off the bus.

01:07You can shove your other granny off the bus.

01:11You can shove your other granny, cause she's your daddy's mammy.

01:15I can shove you down the gutter, yeah.

01:19When in the gutter.