Kissin’s No Sin
Ewan MacColl * Track #10 On Popular Scottish Songs
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Album Popular Scottish Songs
- #1The Barnyards of Delgaty
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- #2
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- #3The Wee German Lairdee
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- #4Friendless Mary
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- #5The Bonnie Lass of Fyvie
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- #6Roy’s Wife
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- #7Charlie O Charlie
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- #8Tail Toddle
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- #9Lassie Wi’ the Yellow Coatie
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- #10Kissin’s No Sin
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- #11Bonnie Annie
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- #12Johnie Cope
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- #13The Wars of Germany
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- #14Maggie Lauder
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- #15Nicky Tams
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- #16Johnny Lad
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- #17Eppie Morrie (Child 223)
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- #18The Reel of Stumpie
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Kissin's No Sin by Ewan MacColl
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Ewan MacCollKissin’s No Sin Lyrics
Some say that kissin's a sin;
But I think it's nane ava
For kissin' has wonn'd in this world
Since ever there was twa
Oh if it wasna lawfu'
Lawyers wouldna allow it;
If it wasna holy
Ministers wouldna do it;
If it wasna modest
Maidens wouldna tak' it;
If it wasna plenty
Puir folks wouldna get it!
Kissin’s No Sin Q&A
What did Ewan MacColl say about "Kissin's No Sin"?
The frank expression of physical desire in Scots love songs has been a subject of dismay among collectors and folklorists who, for almost 200 years, have been apologizing for Herd and the lower classes' capacity for love-making. But it is the common people who have the last word and if the intonatio...