Strachan must have known many bawdy songs but seemed reluctant to sing them. He gave us a fragment of "The Ball of Kirriemuir", also known as "Four and Twenty Virgins Went up to Inverness".
Strachan undoubtedly knew several ribald tunes, yet he appeared unwilling to perform them. He shared a portion of "The Ball of Kirriemuir," which is alternatively known as "Four and Twenty Virgins Went up to Inverness."