THE BENSON LIBRARY OF HYMNOLOGY
Endowed by the Reverend
Louis Fitzgerald Benson, d.d.
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LIBRARY OF THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
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THE
SONGS OF ROBERT BURNS,
WITH MUSIC.
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GLASGOW:
DAVID JACK, FOR THE PROPRIETORS;
LONDON: HOULSTON & WRIGHT.
1859.
PREFACE.
The present volume gives to the Public, for the first time, a Complete Collection of the
Songs of Robert Bubns set to the Melodies for which they were written, or to Standard
Compositions with which they have hecome associated. In projecting this work the Publishers
were actuated by a desire to supply a want very generally expressed— namely, a popular
edition of Burns's Songs with Music, at a price that, in keeping with the spirit of the age,
will bring those splendid contributions to our National Minstrelsy within the reach of the
humblest. The Centenary of the birth of the great Scottish Bard seems a befitting time for
tho appearance of such a work ; and it is therefore with peculiar feelings of satisfaction that
the Publishers submit this volume, which they would present as a humble tribute of respect
on an occasion so interesting, when the countrymen and admirers of Burns, resident in many
lands, have united to do honour to his genius and memory. While the Poems of Robert
Burns are esteemed as the contributions of a gifted writer in the cause of independence and
truth, and as containing the most felicitous illustrations of Scottish humble life, expressed iu
a language that gives to them peculiar force and character, it is, however, most probably
in his Songs that the remarkable powers of the Poet are best displayed, and by thern that he
will be found to have done the greatest and most lasting service to his country. Burns has
not only added the richest gems to our lyric regalia, but he has brought into the light,
and skilfully set and polished many antique jewels of rare beauty that, but for him, would
have lain despised and neglected.
January, 1859.
CONTENTS,
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Address to the woodlark," 126
Adown winding Nith I did wander, 124
Ae fond kiss— Duet, 24
Afton Water, 31
A man's a man for a' that, 39
Anna, thy charms my bosom fire, Ill
An' 0 for ane an' twenty, Tarn, 69
A rosebud by my early walk, 113
As I cam' down by yon castle wa', 47
As I cam' o'er the Cairney Mount, 81
Auld langsvne, 62
Auld Rob Morris— Trio, 76
Bannocks o' bear meal, 110
Behold the hour the boat arrive— Duet, .. 17
Bessie and her spinning wheel, 58
Blythe, bly the, and merry was she, 59
Blythe ha'e I been on yon hill, 125
Bonnie Ann, 123
Bonnie Castle-Gordon, 122
Bonnie Peggy Alison, 119
Bonnie wee thing, 23
Braving angry winter's storms, 122
Braw, braw lads, 20
But lately seen, 122
By Allan stream I chaue'd to rove, ....... 126
Cassillis' banks, 1 24
Cauld blaws the wind, 94
Ca' the ewes to the knowes, 37
Come, let me take thee to my breast, 125
Contented wi' little, 68
Could aught of song, 1 23
Craigie-burn wood, 1 04
Deluded swain, the pleasure, 104
Does haughty Gaul invasion threat ? 86
Eppie Adair, 51
Fair Eliza, , 121
Fairest maid on Devon banks, 127
Farewell, thou stream that winding flows, 90
Farewell to the brethren of St. James's
Lodge, Tarbolton, 10
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For the sake o' somebody, 29
Frae the friends and land I love, 128
From thee, Eliza, I must go, 92
Gae bring to me a pint o' wine, 80
Gloomy December, 124
Green grow the rashes, O, 45
Had I a cave, 16
Handsome Nell 127
Her flowing locks, 103
Here's a bottle and an honest friend, 1 10
Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear, 100
Here's to thy health, my bonnie lass, 40
Hey for a lass wi' a tocher, 1 28
Highland Mary, 71
How long and dreary is the night, 34
Hunting song, 126
Husband, husband, cease your strife, 108
I do confess thou art sae fair, 122
I dream'd I lay where flow'rs were springing,49
I gaed a waefu' gate yestreen, 7
I ha'e a wife o' my ain, 30
I'll aye ca' in by yon town, 61
I married wi' a "scolding wife, 8
I'm owre young to marry yet, 21
In simmer, when the hay was mawn, 75
It is na, Jean, thy bonnie face, 95
It was upon a Lammas night, 42
Jockey's ta'en the pairtin' kiss, 27
John Anderson, my jo, 23
Lassie wi' the lint-white locks, 35
Last May a braw wooer, 46
Let not woman e'er complain, 81
Logan Water, 115
Long, long, the night, 125
Lord Gregory, 9
Louis, what reck I by thee, 1 02
Lovely Davies, 120
Macpherson's farewell, 98
Mary Morison, 32
Meg o' the mill, 124
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I Menie 120
Montgomery's Peggy, 89
Musing on the roaring ocean, 122
My Chloris, mark how green the groves, ..126
My Harry was a gallant gay, 56
My heart's in the Highlands, 14
My lady's gown, there's gairs upon't, .... 123
My love is like a red, red rose, 41
My love she's but a lassie yet, 128
My Nannie, 0, 84
My Nannie's awa', 26
My tocher's the jewel, 20
My wife's a winsome wee thing 65
Nithsdale's welcome home, 128
No churchman am I, 117
Now rosy May comes in wi' flowers, 101
0 aye my wife she dang me, 16
0 bonnie was yon rosy brier, 1 09
Of a' the airts the wind can blaw, 50
0 gin my love— Duet, 15
Oh Mally's meek, Mally's sweet, 124
Oh, were I on Parnassus' hill, 121
O lassie, art thou sleeping yet ? 52
Answer to ditto, , . . . . 52
O lay thy loof in mine, lass, 102
O leave novels, 128
O love will venture in, 99
O lovely Polly Stewart, 90
On a bank of flowers, 93
O poortith cauld, 112
O saw ye bonnie Leslie ? 87
O saw ye my deary, 93
O this is no my ain lassie, 57
O Tibbie, I ha'e seen the day, 73
O wert thou in the cauld blast, 6
O wha is she that lo'es me ? 70
O whistle and I'll come to you, my lad, .... 48
O Willie brew'd a peck o' maut, 44
Out over the Forth, 78
Phillis the fair, 125
Powers celestial ! 120
Rattlin', roarin' Willie 26
Raving winds around her blowing, 125
Sae flaxen were her ringlets, 60
Scots wha ha'e wi' Wallace bled, 25
She's fair and fause 83
Sleep'st thou, or wak'st thou, 114
Song composed in August, 119
Strathallan's lament, 121
Sweetest May, 105
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Tarn Glen, 13
The banks of Cree, 127
The banks of Nith, 1 23
The banks of the Devon 72
The battle of Sheriffmuir, 88
The birks of Aberfeldy, 12
The blude-red rose at yule may blaw, .... 54
The braes o' Ballochmyle, 19
The braes o' Killiecrankie, 43
The Chevalier's lament, 119
The day returns, my bosom burns, 85
The de'il's awa' wi' the exciseman, 64
The deuks dang o'er my daddie, 79
The gallant weaver, ..." 63
The gloomy night is gath'ring fast, 38
There grows a bonnie brier bush, SO
The Highland widow's lament, 105
The lass o' Ballochmyle, 118
The lazy mist, 123
The lea rig, 1 15
The lovely lass o* Inverness, 103
The ploughman, 106
The smiling spring, 34
The soldier's return— Duet, 66
The sons of old Killie 127
The tither mom, 94
The weary pund o' tow, 36
The young Highland rover, 109
Their groves o' sweet myrtle, 74
There'il never be peace till Jamie comes, . . 53
There's three good fellows ayont yon glen, 97
There was a lad was born in Kyle, 33
There was a lass and she was fair, 82
There was a lass they ca'd her Meg, 23
Thine am I, my faithful fair, 1 27
Thou art gane awa' frae me, Mary— Duet . . 22
Though cruel fate, 100
Tibbie Dunbar 112
To Mary in heaven, 11
'Twas na her bonnie blue e'e, 32
Wae is my heart 91
Wandering Willie, 5
What can a young lassie, 55
When Januar' wind was blawing cauld, ..116
Whistle o'er the lave o't, 77
Why, why tell thy lover— Fragment, 113
Willie Wastle 121
Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? 6
Wilt thou be my dearie ? Ill
Ye banks and braes— Duet, 18
Yestreen I had a pinto' wine, 107
Young Jessie, 120
Young Jockie was the bly thest lad, 8
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Rest, ye "wild storms, in the cave of your slumbers,
How your dread howling a lover alarms !
Wauken, ye breezes ! row gently, ye billows !
And waft my dear laddie ance mair to my arms.
But oh! if he's faithless, and minds nae his Nannie,
Flow still between us thou wide roaring main !
May I never see it, may I never trow it,
But dying, believe that my Willie's my ain!
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0 WERT THOU IN THE CATJLD BLAST.
Am ADAPTED FROM "THE LASS O' LIVINGSTONE,"
Slow and with expression,
0 wert thou in the cauld blast, On yonder lea, on yon-der lea, My
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0 were I in the wildest waste,
Sae black and bare, sae black and bare,
The desert were a paradise
If thou wert there, if thou wert there.
Or were I monarch o' the globe,
Wi* thee to reign, wi' thee to reign,
The brightest jewel in my crown
Wad be my queen, wad be my queen.
Slow and plaintive.
WILL YE GO TO THE INDIES, MY MARY!
Air, "The Ewe-bughts."
Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? And leave auld Sco-tia's shore ? Will ye
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go to the Indies, my Ma - rjf, A - cross the At - Ian- tic's roar?
O sweet grow3 the lime and the orange,
And the apple on the pine ;
But a' the charms o' the Indies
Can never equal thine.
O plight me your faith, my Mary,
And plight me your lily-white hand ;
0 plight me your faith, my Mary,
Before, I leave Scotia's strand.
I ha'e sworn by the heav'ns to my Mary, We ha'e plighted our troth, my Mary,
I ha'e sworn by the heav'ns to be true ; In mutual affection to join ;
And sae may the heav'ns forget me, And curst be the cause that shall part us,
"When I forget my vow. The hour and the moment 0' time.
Tenderly.
I GAED A WAEFTT GATE YESTREEN.
Air, "My only Jo and Deary, 0."
I gaed a wae-fu* gate yestreen, A gate I fear I'll dear-ly rue; I
gat my death frae twa sweet een, Twa laugh -in' een
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She talk'd, she smil'd, my heart she wil'd,
She charmed my heart, I wist na how ;
But aye the stound, the deadly wound,
Cam' frae her een sae bonnie blue.
But spare to speak, and spare to speed,
She'll aiblins listen to my vow;
Should she refuse I'll lay my dead
To her twa een sae bonnie blue.
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Tenderly.
YOUNG JOCXIE WAS THE BLYTHEST LAD.
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He rooe'd my een, sae bon -me blue, He roos'd my waist, sae gen - ty srna' ; An'
aye my heart cam' to my mou',"\Vhen ne*er a bo-dy heard or saw.
My Jockie toils upon the plain,
Thro' wind an' weet, thro' frost an' snaw ;
An' o'er the lea I look fu' fain,
When Jockie's owsen hameward ca\
An' aye the night comes round again,
When in his arms he tak's me a' ;
An' aye he vows he'll be my ain,
As land's he has a breath to draw.
Liie'y.
I MABRIED Wr A SCOLDING WIFE.
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We lived fall one and twenty years
As man and wife together ;
At length from me her course she steer'd,
And gone I know not whither.
Would I could guess, I do profess,
I speak, and do not flatter ;
Of all the women in the world,
I never could come at her.
Her body is bestowed well,
A handsome grave does hide her ;
But sure her soul is not in hell,
The de'il would ne'er abide her.
I rather think she is aloft,
And imitating thunder ;
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Lord Greg'ry, mind'st thou not the grove,
By bonnie Irvine-side,
When first I owned that virgin love,
I lang, lang had denied ?
How aften didst thou pledge the vow,
Thou wad for aye be mine ?
An' my fond heart, itsel' sae true,
It ne'er mistrusted thine.
Hard is thy heart, Lord Gregory,
An' flinty is thy breast ;
Thou dart of heav'n that flashest by,
O wilt thou give me rest !
Ye must'ring thunders from above,
Your willing victim see ;
But spare and pardon my fause love
His wrangs to Heav'n an' me.
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FABEWELL TO THE BRETHREN OF ST. JAMES'S LODGE, TABBOLTON.
Air, "Good Night, and Jot be wi' ye a'."
A - dieu! a heart- warm fond adieu! Dear brothers of the mys-tic tie; Ye
melt - trig heart, and brim - ml eye, I'll mind you still, though far a-wa\
Oft have I met your social band,
And spent the cheerful, festive night ;
Oft, honoured with supreme command,
Presided o'er the sons of light.
And by that hieroglyphic bright,
Which none but craftsmen ever saw ;
Strong mem'ry on my heart shall write
Those happy scenes when far awa'.
May freedom, harmony, and love,
Unite you in the grand design ;
Beneath th' omniscient eye above,
The glorious Architect divine.
That you may keep th' unerring line,
Still rising by the plummet's law,
Till order bright completely shine —
Shall be my prayer when far awa'.
And you, farewell! whose merits claim,
Justly, that highest badge to wear ;
Ileav'n bless your honour'd, noble name,
To masonry and Scotia dear.
A last request permit me here,
When yearly ye assemble a',
One round, I ask it with a tear,
To him, the bard that's far awa*.
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Lively.
TO MARY IN HEAVEN.
Air, " Mary's Dream"— Old Set
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The sacred hour can I forget,
Can I forget the hallow'd grove
Where by the winding Ayr we met,
To live one day of parting love !
Eternity can not efface
Those records dear of transports past ;
Thy image at our last embrace, —
Ah ! little thought we 'twas our last.
Ayr, gurgling, kiss'd his pebbled shore,
O'erhung with wild woods thick'ning green :
The fragrant birch, the hawthorn hoar,
Twin'd am'rous round the raptur'd scene.
The flowers sprang wanton to be prest,
The birds sang love on ev'ry spray ;
Till too, too soon, the glowing west
Proclaimed the speed of winged day.
Still o'er these scenes my mem'ry wakes,
And fondly broods with miser care ;
Time but th' impression stronger makes,
As streams their channels deeper wear.
My Mary, dear departed shade,
Where is thy place of blissful rest ?
See'st thou thy lover lowly laid ?
flear'st thou the groans that rend his breast ?
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THE BIEKS OF ABERFELDY.
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let us spend the light-some days In the birka of A - ber - Ml - dy.
The little birdies blythely sing,
While o'er their heads the hazels hing ;
Or lightly flit on wanton wing
In the birks of Aberfeldy.
The braes ascend like lofty wa's,
The foaming stream deep roaring fa's,
O'erhung wi' fragrant spreading shaws,
The birks of Aberfeldy.
Thy hoary cliffs are crowned wi' flowers,
While o'er the linns the burnie pours,
And, rising, weets wi' misty showers
The birks of Aberfeldy.
Let fortune's gifts at random flee,
They ne'er shall draw a wish frae me j
Supremely blest wi' love and thee,
Iu the birks of Aberfeldy.
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There's Lowrie, the laird o1 Drumeller, My daddie says, gin I'll forsake him,
11 Gude day to you," coof, he comes ben ; He'll gie me gude hunder merks ten;
He brags and he blaws o' his siller, But, if it's ordain'd I maun tak' him,
But when will he dance like Tam Glen ? O wha wrill I get but Tam Glen ?
My minnie does constantly deave me, Yestreen, at the valentines dealin',
And bids me beware o' young men ; My heart to my mou' gied a sten*;
They flatter, she says, to deceive me — For thrice I drew ane without failin',
But wha can think sae o' Tam Glen? And thrice it was written — Tam Glen.
The last Halloween I was waukin*
My drookit sark sleeve, as ye ken ;
His likeness cam' up the house staukin',
And the very gray breeks o' Tam Glen.
Come, counsel, dear tittie, dont tarry;
I'll gie ye my bonnie black hen,
Gif ye will advise me to marry
The lad I lo'e dearly, Tam Glen.
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MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS.
The first four lines of this song belong to an old ballad, called the "Strong Walls of Derry.M
The others were added by Burns. Tune— Failte na niiosg.
My heart's in the High-lands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the
High-lands a chas-ing the deer: A chas - ing the wild deer, and
fol-low-ing the roe; My heart's in the High-lands wher - ev - er I go.
Fare - well to the Highlands, fare - well to the north, The birth-place of
val - our, the coun-try cf worth, Wher - ev - er I wan - der, wher-
ev - er I rove, The hills of the Highlands for ev - er I love.
Farewell to the mountains high cover' d with snow;
Farewell to the straths and green valleys below ;
Farewell to the forests and wild hanging woods ;
Farewell to the torrents and loud pouring floods.
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here,
My heart's in the Highlands a chasing the deer ;
A chasing the wild deer, and following the roe j
My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go.
DUET:-0 GIN MY LOVE.
Arranged as a Duet by Alexander Hume. The first verse is from Herd's MS., the other
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0 gin my love were yon red rose, That grows up - on yon cas - tie
wa\ An' I my - sel* a drap o' dew, In - to her bon - nie breast to
my-sel' a drap o' dew, In - to her bon - nie breast to fa*.
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0 there be-yond ex -pres-sion blest, I'd feast on beau -ties a' the night ; Seal'd
on her silk saft faulds to rest, Till fley'd a - wa' by Phoe - bus' light.
on her silk saft faulds to rest, Till flev'd a - wa' by Phoe • bus' light
O were my love yon lilac fair,
Wi' purple blossoms to the spring,
And I a bird to shelter there,
When wearied on my little wing —
How would I mourn when it was torn,
By autumn wild and winter rude ;
Eat I wad sing on wanton wing,
When youtlifu' May its bloom renewed.
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HAD I A CAVE.
Air, "Robix Adair.'
Erprtssive.
Had I a cave on some wild, distant shore, Where the winds howl to the waves' dashing roar,
There would I weep my woes, There seek my lost repose ;' Till grief my eyes should close, Ne'er to wakemore.
Falsest of womankind, canst thou declare,
All thy fond, plighted vows, fleeting as air?
To thy new lover hie,
Laugh o'er thy perjury,
Then in thy bosom try
What peace is there.
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0 AYE MY WIFE SHE DANG ME.
gi'e a wo - man a' her will, Guid faith, she'll soon o'er - gang ye.
On peace and rest my mind was bent, And fool I was, I married; But
ne-ver hon - est man's in - tent As cur - sed - ly mis - car - ricd.
Some share o' comfort still at last,
When a thir days are dune, man —
My pains o' hell on earth are past,
I'm sure o' heaven aboon, man.
O aye my wife, &c.
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Sair do I fear that to hope is denied me,
Sair do I fear that despair maun abide me ;
But though fell fortune should fate us to sever,
Queen shall she be in my bosom for ever.
Mary, I'm thine wi' a passion sincerest,
And thou hast plighted me love o' the dearest ;
And thou'rt the angel that never can alter,
Sooner the sun in his motion shall falter.
TIIEES WAS A LAD WAS BOBN IN KYLE.
There was a lad was born in Kyle, But what-na day,
what-na style, I doubt it's hard - ly worth the while To bo sae
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'Twas then a blast o' Janwar' win'
Blew hansel in on Robin.
For Robin was a rovin' boy, &c.
The gossip keekit in his loof,
Quo' scho, wha lives will see the proof,
This waly boy will be nae coof,
I think well ca' him Robin.
For Robin was a rovin' bov, &c
He'll hae misfortunes great and sma',
But aye a heart aboon them a';
He'll be a credit till us a',
"We'll a' be proud o' Robin.
For Robin was a rovin' boy, &c.
But sure as three times three mak' nino,
I see by ilka score and line,
This chap will dearly like our kin',
So leeze me on thee, Robin.
For Robin was a rovin' boy, &a
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THE SMILING SEEING.
"Bonnie Bell " was written for "Johnson's Museum;" Burns likewise contributed the fine air
to which the verses are adapted. "Bonnie Bell " is not, by any means, a first-class production
(for Burns), but we may remark, that in a number of his contributions to the "Museum," he
was less careful than in those intended for Mr. Thomson's collection. However, let us take
Burns as we find him, and be thankful
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The flow'ry spring leads sunny summer, Thus seasons dancing, life advancing,
And yellow autumn presses near; Old time and nature their changes tell ;
When in his turn comes gloomy winter, But never ranging, still unchanging,
Till smiling spring again appear. I adore my bonnie Bell.
HOW LONG AND DREARY IS THE NIGHT.
Gaelic Air.
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wea-ry, I sleep-less lie frae e'en lomorn,Tho' I were ne'er sae wea-ry.
When I think on the happy days
I spent wi' you, my deary ;
And now what lands between us lie,
How can I be but eerie?
And now what lands, &c.
How slow ye move, ye winged hours,
As ye were wae and weary ;
It was na sae ye glinted by
AY hen I was wi' my deary.
It was na sae, &c,
LASSIE WP THE LINT-WHITE LOCKS.
Air— Rothiemurchus' Rant.
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Las - sie wi1 the lint - white locks, Bon - nie las - s
art - less las - sie,
Now na - ture deeds the flow'-ry lea, And a' is young and sweet like thee; 0
wilt thou share its joys wi* me, And say thou'lt he my dear - ie, 0.
And when the welcome simmer shower
Has cheer'd ilk drooping little flower,
We'll to the breathing woodbine bower
At sultry noon, my dearie, 0.
Lassie wi', &c
"When Cynthia lights, wi' silver ray,
The weary shearer's haineward way,
Thro' yellow waving fields we'll straj
And talk o' love, my dearie, 0.
Lassie wi', &c.
And when the howling wintry blast
Disturbs my lassie's midnight rest,
Enclasped to my faithful breast,
I'll comfort thee, my dearie, 0.
Lassie wi', &c.
THE WEARY PTOB 0' TOW.
Moderate.
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The wea - ry pund, the wea - ry pund, The wea - ry pund o'
tow; I think my wife will end her life Be - fore she spin her tow.
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tow ; I think my wife will end her life Be - fore she spin her tow.
Begin the succeeding verses at the mark #
There sat a bottle in a bo!e,
Be}*ont the ingle low ;
And aye she took the tither souk,
To drouk the stourie tow.
The weary pund, &c.
Quoth I, " For shame, ye dirty dame,
Gae spin }Tour tap o' tow ;"
She took the rock, and \vi' a knock,
She brak' it o'er my pow.
The weary pund, &c.
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At last her feet, I sang to see't,
Gaed foremost o'er the knowe 5
And or I wad anither jad
I'll wallop in a tow.
The weary pund, &c.
CA' THE EWES TO THE ENOWES.
Slowly, with great expression.
Ca' the ewes to the knowes, Ca' them whanr the heath - er grows, Ca' them
whaur the burn-ie rows, My bon-nie clear -ie. 'Twas in the bon-nie
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month o' June, When the wools a - bout us hung; When a1 the
EEElfe*
^
£ow'rs were
their bloom. The night - in - gale sang
clear - lr.
Will ye gang down the water side.
And see the waves sae sweetly glide?
Beneath the hazels spreading wide,
The moon it shines fn' clearly.
Ca' the ewes, &c.
While waters wimple to the sea ;
While day blinks in the lift sae hie ;
Till clay-cauld death shall blind my e'e,
Ye shall be my dearie.
Ca' the ewes, &c
TEE GLOOMY NIGHT IS GATH'RING FAST.
Air, "Roslin Castle."
Slow md ivilh feeling.
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The gloom-y night is gath-'ring fast, Loud roars the wild, in - constant blast ; Yon
mur - ky cloud is foul with rain, I see it driv -
o'er the plain.
The hunter now has left the moor, The scatter'd co - veys meet se-cure ; "While
here I wan-der, press'd wl1 care, A - long the lone - ly hanks of Ayr.
The autumn mourns her ripening com
By early winters ravage torn;
Across her placid azure sky,
She sees the scowling tempest fly.
Chill runs my blood to hear it rave,
I think upon the stormy wave,
Where many a danger I must dare,
Far frae the bonnie banks of Ayr.
'Tis not the surging billows roar,
'Tis not that fatal deadly shore;
Though death in every shape appear,
The wretched have no more to fear!
But round my heart the ties are bound,
That heart transpierced with many a wound ;
These bleed afresh, those ties I tear,
To leave the bonnie banks of Ayr.
Farewell, old Coila's hills and dales,
Her heathy moors and winding vales;
The scene where wretched fancy roves,
Pursuing past, unhappy loves!
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Farewell, my friends, farewell, my foes,
My peace with these, my love with those:
The bursting tears my heart declare ;
Farewell, the bonnie banks of Ayr.
A MAN'S A MAN FOE A' THAT,
Is there for ho - nest po -ver - ty That hangs his head, and a* that? The
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What though on namely fare we dine,
Wear hoddin grey, and a' that ;
Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine,
A man's a man for a' that :
For a' that, and a' that,
Their tinsel show, and a' that;
The honest man, though e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men for a' that.
Ye see yon birkie, ca'd a lord,
Wha struts, and stare3, and a' that :
Though hundreds worship at his word,
He's but a coof for a' that ;
For a' that, and a' that ;
His riband, star, and a' that,
The man of independent mind
He looks and laughs at a' that.
A prince can mak' a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, and a' that ;
But an honest man's aboon his might,
Guid faith ! he maunna fa' that !
For a' that, and a' that,
Their dignities, and a' that ;
The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth,
Are higher ranks than a' that.
Then let us pray that come it may,
As come it will, for a' that,
That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth,
May bear the gree, and a' that :
For a' that, and a' that,
It's coming yet, for a* that,
That man to man, the warl' o'er,
Shall brithers be for a' that.
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With feeling.
HERE'S TO THY HEALTH, MY BONNIE LASS.
Am, "Laggan Burs."
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Here's to thy health, my bonnie lass, Guid night, and joy
wi' thee ; I'll
come nae mair to thy bow'r door, To tell thee that I
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lo'e thee. 0
din - na think, my pret - ty pink, But I can live -with - out thee ; I
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\o^ and fwear I din - na care How lang ye look a - bout ye.
Thou'rt aye sae free informing me
Thou hast nae mind to marry;
I'll be as free informing thee
Nae time ha'e I to tarry.
I ken thy friends try ilka means
Frae wedlock to detain thee ;
Depending on some higher chance,
But fortune may betray theo.
I ken they scorn my low estate,
But that does never grieve me;
For I'm as free as ony he,
Since siller will relieve me.
I'll count my health my greatest wealth,
Sae lang's I can enjoy it ;
I'll fear nae scant, I'll bode nae want,
As lang's I get employment.
But far-aff fowls ha'e feathers fair,
And aye until ye try them ;
Though they seem fair, still ha'e a care,
They may prove bad as I am.
But at twal at night, when the moon shines bright,
My dear, I'll come and see thee ;
For the man that lo'es his mistress weel,
Nae travel makes him weary.
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Wt LO?E IS LIKE A RED, RED ROSE.
Air— Lew down in the Broom.
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0 my love is like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June! 0 my
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love is like a mel - o - dy, That's sweet-ly play'd in tune! As fair art
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thou, my bon - nie lass, So deep in love am I; And I will love theo
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still, my dear, Till a* the seas gang dry.
Till a* the seas gang dry, my
still, my dear, Till a' the seas gang dry. 'twere ten thous-and mile.
Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun ;
And I will love thee, still, my dear,
While the sands of life shall run.
But, fare-thee-weel, my only love !
0 fare-thee-weel awhile !
And I will come again, my love,
Tho' 'twere ten thousand mile.
Tho' 'twere ten thousand mile, my love,
Tho' 'twere ten thousand mile ;
And I will come again, my love,
Tho' 'twere ten thousand mile.
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IT WAS UPON A LAMMAS NIGHT.
Written by Burns— Air, "Corn Rigs."
"The rigs o' barley " is one of Burns's earliest productions, and written to the old tune of " Corn
rigs." Of the history of this air little is known. It appears in Adam Craig's collection, 1730, but
it must then have been a well known tune, for in Ramsay's " Gentle Shepherd," published in 172-%
the song "My Patie is a lover gay," is directed to be sung to " Corn riggs." Of the original song
to this tune, the following lines form the chorus :—
0 corn riggs and rye riggs
And corn riggs are bonnie,
And gin you meet a bonnie lass,
Prin up her cockernony.
It was upon
Lam-mas night, When corn rigs are
t^
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bon-nie, 0 : Be-
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Death the moon's un - cloud - ed light, I held a - wa'
An - nie, 0.
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ear - ly, 0, Wi' sma' per-sua-sion she
Chorus.
greed To see me through the
n u tiiorus. -^ p*
bar -ley, 0. Corn rigs and bar - ley rigs, Corn rigs are bon-nie, 0; I'll
feEJg^g^gSiBJgggg^
ne'er forget that hap - py night A - mang the rigs wi' An - nie, 0.
The sky was blue, the wind was still,
The moon was shining clearly, O;
I set her down wi' right guid-will,
Amang the rigs o' barley, 0.
I ken't her heart was a' my am;
I lov'd her most sincerely, 0 ;
I kiss'd her owre and owre again,
Amang the rigs o' barley, 0.
Corn rigs, &c.
I lock'd her in my fond embrace ;
Her heart was beating rarely, 0 ;
My blessings on that happy place,
Amang the rigs o' barley, O.
Cut by the moon and stars sae bright,
That shone that hour sae clearly, 0,
She aye shall bless that happy night,
Amang the rigs o' barley, O.
Corn rigs, &c.
I ha'e been blythe wi' comrades dear*
I ha'e been merry drinkin', 0 ;
I ha'e been joyfu' gath'rin' gear;
I ha'e been happy thinkin', 0.
But a' the pleasures e'er I saw,
Though three times doubled fairly, 0
That happy night was worth them u',
Amang the rigs o' barley, 0.
Corn rigs, &c.
THE BRAES 0' KILLIECEANKIE.
Old Song, altered by Burns.
The battle of Killiecrankie, between the forces of King William the Third, under General Mac-
kay, and the clans, commanded by Dundee (Graham of Claverhouse), was fought on the 27th of
July, 1G89. The Highlanders were victorious, but the death of Claverhouse, who fell early in the
action, prevented them following up their advantage. Killiecrankie is a mountain pass in Athole,
near the junction of the Tummel and Garry.
, With spirit.
lft
Kil - lie - crank - ie, 0 ? An*
ha'e ye been sae braw, lad, Cam'
wad na be sae cantie, 0; An'
ye had seen what
ha'e seen On the braes o' Kil - lie - crank-ie, 0.
I've faught on land, I've faught at sea,
At name I faught my aunty, 0 ;
But I met the deevil and Dundee
On the braes o' Killiecrankie, 0.
An' ye had been, &c.
The bauld Pitcur fell in a fur,
And Claver's got a clankie, 0 ;
Or I had fed an Athole gled
On the braes o' Killiecrankie, 0.
An' ye had been, &c.
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0 WILLIE BREW'D A PECK 0' HATJT.
Arranged for tiiis Work by A. Hume.
Tins well known convivial song was written by Burns, and sot to music by Allan Masterton,
In 1789. William Nicol of the High School of Edinburgh, Allan Mnsterton. writing master, and
a very fair musician, and the poet himself, were the three worthies alluded to in the versos.
Nicol, by the advice of Bums, had purchased the small fann of Laggan, in Nithsdale, where he
spent the vacation of 1789- Masterton, who was then on a visit to Dalswinton, and Burns, wen*
to pay him a visit, and warm his new house. " We had such a joyous meeting," says the bard,
"that Mr. Masterton and I agreed, each in our own way, to celebrate the business. The air
is Masterton's, the song is mine." William Nicol died in 3797, and Allan Masterton, the last of
the "three good fellows," in or about 1S00. A sequel to this song, in every way worthy of the
original, written by John Struthers, author of "The Poor Man's Sabbath," and published in
"The Harp of Caledonia," Glasgow, 1S19, is here appended.
. £ Cheerfully.
pree, Three blyth-er hearts that
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Chorus.
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We are nae fou, we're
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that full, But just a wee drap inoure'e;Tho
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We are nae fou, we're no that fou, But just a wee drap inoure'e;The
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may daw, But aye we'll taste the bar-ley-bree.
d;iy may daw, But aye we'll taste the bar-ley-bree.
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Here are we met three merry boys,
Three merry boys I trow are we ;
And mony a nicht we've merry been,
And mony mae we hope to b^.
We are nae fou, &c.
It is the moon — I ken her hom,
That's blinkin' in the lift sae hi'e :
She shines sae bricht to wile us hame,
But by my sooth she'll wait a wee
We are nae fou, &c.
Wha first shall rise to gang awa',
A cuckold, coward loon is he ;
Wha last beside his chair shaii fa',
He is the king amang us three.
"We are nae fou, &&
CfBEEN GK0Y7 THE HASHES, 0.
There is an old song to this tune beginning, "We're a' dry wi' drinkm' o't." It is not, however,
quite lit for "ears polite."
Lively.
There's nought but care on ev'-ry han', In
ev'-ry hour that pas-ses, 0; What
sweet-est hours that e'er I spend Are spent
The warldly race may riches chase,
And riches still may fly them, 0 ;
An' though at last they catch them fast,
Their nearts can ne'er enjoy them, 0.
Green grow, &c.
Gi'e me a cannie hour at e'en,
My arms about my dearie, 0 ;
An' warldly cares an' warldly men
May a' gae tapsalfeerie, 0.
Green grow, &c.
For you sae douce, wha sneer at this,
Ye 're nought but senseless asses, 0 ;
The wisest man the warld e'er saw
Ke dearly lo'ed the lasses, 0.
Green grow, &c.
Auld nature swears, the lovely dears,
Her noblest work she classes, 0 ;
Her prentice ban' she tried on man,
An' then she made the lasses, 0.
Green grow, &c.
4G
LAST MAY A BBAW WOOER CAM' DOWN THE LANG GLEN.
Written by Burns— Aie, " The Queen o' the Lothians cam' Cruising to Fife."
This lively song was written by Burns for the second volume of Johnson's " Museum." It was
not, however, inserted there. In the meantime the poet revised it, and sent it to Mr. George
Thomson's collection, in the second volume of which it appears, and soon became very popular.
Though the alterations are by no means improvements, we give the second edition, as it is the
one most generally sung. The tune called "The Queen of the Lothians " is very old, and adapted
to a ballad beginning,—
The queen o' the Lothians cam' cruising to Fife, | Sing hey, fal lal de ral, fal do ral, lal de ral,
Fal de ral, lal de ral, lairo ; Hey, fal lal de ral, laird
To see gin a wooer would tak' her for life, |
Lively.
him to be - lieve me, be-lieve me, The deuce gae
bo - licve
He spak' o' the darts o' my bonnie black een,
And vow'd for my love he was deem' ;
I said he micht dee when he liked for Jean,
The guid forgi'e me for leein', for leein',
The guid forgi'e me for leein'.
A weel stockit mailin', himsel' o't the laird,
And marriage aff hand, was his proffer ;
I never loot on that I kenn'd it or cared,
But thocht I micht ha'e a waur offer, waur offer,
But thocht I micht ha'e a waur offer.
But what do you think? in a fortnight or less,
The de'il's in his taste to gang near her;
He's up the Gateslack to my black cousin Bess,
Guess ye how, the jaud, I could bear her, could bear her,
Guess ye how, the jaud, I could bear her.
But a' the next week, as I fretted wi' care,
I gaed to the tryst o' Dalgamock ;
And wha but my braw fickle wooer was there?
AVha glower'd as if he'd seen a warlock, a warlock,
AYha glower'd as if he'd seen a warlock.
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Out owre my left shouther I gi'ed him a blink,
Lest neighbours micht say I was saucy ;
My wooer he caper'd as he'd been in drink,
And vowM that I was his dear lassie, dear lassie,
And vow'd that I was his dear lassie.
I spier' d for my cousin, fu' couthie and sweet,
Gin she had recover' d her hearin' ;
And how my auld shoon fitted her shauchled feet,
Guid sauf us, how he fell a swearin', a swearin',
Guid sauf us, how he fell a swearin'.
He begged for guid-sake I wad be his wife,
Or else I wad kill him wi' sorrow ;
Sae, e'en to preserve the puir body in life,
I think I maun wed him to-morrow, to-morrow,
I think I maun wed him to-morrow.
AS I CAM' DOWN BY YON CASTLE WA\
Bums furnished the words and music of this song for Johnson's " Museum." Though he says
in his "Reliques" that this is a very popular song in Ayrshire, it does not appear in any collec-
tion prior to the "Museum." The air is very line.
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As I cam' down "by yon castle wa\ And in by yon gar-den green, 0
li^ipiifiS^SIplI
there I spied a bon-nie bon-nie lass, But the flow'r borders were us be-tween.
A bonnie, bonnie lassie she was,
As ever mine eyes did see ;
O five hundred pounds wad I gi'e,
To ha'e sic a bonnie bride as thee.
To ha'e sic a bonnie bride as me,
Young man ye are sairly mista'en ;
Though ye were king o' fair Scotland,
I wad disdain to be your queen.
Talk not so very high, bonnie lass,
0 talk not so very, very high ;
The man at the fair that wad sell, [buy.
He maun learn at the man that wad
I trust to climb a far higher tree,
And herry a far richer nest \
Tak' this advice o' me, bonnie lass,
Humility wad set thee best.
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0 WHISTLE AND I'LL COME TO YOU, MY LAD.
Written by Burns.
•l Who shall decide when doctors disagree ?" Ireland has claimed this tune as exclusively her
Own,— indeed, it has long been known in the sister isle under the name of "Noble Sir Arthur,"
and R A. Smith (no mean authority) seems to have allowed the claim, by giving it a place in
•'The Irish Minstrel," a selection from the vocal melodies of Ireland, published by Purdie of
Edinburgh. Again, the tune is said to have been composed by John Bruce, a fiddle player in
Dumfries. In proof of this Burns says, "This I know, Bruce, who was an honest man, though a
red wud Highlander, constantly claimed it, and by all the old musical people here (viz., Dumfries),
he is believed to be the author of it." Burns, with whom the tune was a great favourite, wrote
two sets of verses for it, the first consisting of two stanzas only, written in 1787, for the " Museum,"
and the second, written in August, 1793, for George Thomson's collection. We insert the latter.
?iJty»,
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0 wins. tie and I'll come to you, my lad, 0 whis-tle and I'll come
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to yon, my lad ; Though fa-ther and mi-thcr and a' should gae mad,
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0 whistle and I'll come to you, my lad,
O whistle and I'll come to you, my lad;
Though father and mither and a' should gae mad,
O whistle and I'll come to you, my lad.
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At kirk or at market, whene'er ye meet me,
Gang by ine as though that ye eared na a flie;
But steal me a blink o' your bonnie blaek e'e,
Yet look as ye were na lookin' at me,
Yet look as ye were na lookin' at me.
O whistle and I'll come to you, my lad,
O whistle and I'll come to you, my lad ;
Though father and mither and a' should gae mad;
O whistle and I'll come to you, my lad.
Aye vow and protest that ye care na for me,
And whiles ye may lightly my beauty a wee;
But court na anither, though jokin' ye be,
For fear that she wile your fancy frae me,
For fear that she wile your fancy frae me.
I DREAM'D I LAY WHERE FLOW'RS WERE SPRINGING.
Weitten by Burns.
Burns composed tins song when he was about seventeen. It is adapted to a fine air, harmonized
by Stephen Clarke. Stephen Clarke, an intimate friend of Burns, was organist of the Episcopal
Chapel, Cowgate, Edinburgh (now St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Chapel). He harmonized and
arranged the greater part of the airs in the first five volumes of Johnson's " Museum." He died
on the 6th of August, 1797.
Moderate.
Moderate.
I dream 'd I lay where flow'rs were springing, Gaily in the sun - ny beam;
V — **= <s— L-e~ ^
List'ning to the wild birds sing - ing, By
Straight the sky grew black and dar - ing, Through the woods the whirl -winds rave;
Trees with a - ged arms were Avar- ring, O'er the swel-ling drun-lie wave.
Such was my life's deceitful morning, | Though fickle fortune has deceived me,
Such the pleasures I enjoy 'd; [ing, j She promis'd fair, and perform'd but ill;
But lang or noon, loud tempests storm- J Of monv a joy and hope bereav'd me,
A' my flow'ry bliss destroyed. | I bear a heart shall support me still.
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OF A» THE AIItTS THE WIND CAN BLA\7.
Written by Burns— Air, " Miss Admiral Gordon's Strathspey."
Burns, it is believed, wrote no more than the first sixteen lines of this song. (In "Johnson's
Museum," for which it was written, we find only the first two stanzas.) William Reid, book-
seller, Glasgow, and John Hamilton, musicseller, Edinburgh, are said to have been, respectively,
the authors of the third and fourth, and the two concluding stanzas. As the additional verses
are now in a manner incorporated with Burns's, we insert them. We may remark that thouirh
Mr. Reid's verses have little to recommend them, the additions by Mr. Hamilton are a worthy
appendix to the original. The air, by William Marshall, butler to the Duke of Gordon, is adapted
from an old tune called "The Lowlands o' Holland."
» Ji Tenderly.
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ri - vers row, Wl' mo - ny a Lill be-tween; Baith day and night my
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[Upon the banks o' flowing Clyde
The lasses busk them braw ;
But when their best they ha'e put on,
My Jeanie dings them a'.
In hamely weeds she far exceeds
The fairest o' the town ;
Baith sage and gay confess it sae,
Though drest in russet gown.
The gamesome lamb that sucks its dam,
Mair harmless canna be ;
She has nae faut, if sic ye ca't,
Except her love for me.
The sparklin' dew, o' clearest hue,
Is like her shining e'en ;
In shape an' air, wha can compare
Wtf my sweet lovely Jean ?]
0 blaw, ye westlin' winds, blaw saffc
Amangthe leafy trees:
WF gentle gale, frae muir and dab,
Bring haine the laden bees ;
An' bring the lassie back to me
That's aye sae neat an' clean;
Ae blink o' her wad banish care,
Sae lovely is my Jean.
What sighs an' vows amang the knowes
Ha'e past atween us twa;
How fain to meet, how wae to part,
That day she gaed awa'.
The powers aboon can only ken,
To whom this heart is seen,
That nane can be sae dear to me
As my sweet lovely Jean.
The verses between brackets are generally omitted in singing,
EPPIE ADAIR.
Burns contributed the words of this sons to "Johnson's Museum," but whether they are his
own composition or not is uncertain. The lively air to which they are adapted appears in the
"Caledonian Pocket Companion," vol 12.
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I swear to be true to my Ep-pie A - dair.
An' 0, my Eppie, my jewel, my Eppie,
Wha wadna be happy wi1 Eppie Adair.
A' pleasure exile me,
Dishonour beule me,
If e'er I beguile thee,
My Eppie Adair.
A' pleasure, &c
0 LASSIE, ART THOU SLEEPING YET!
Weitten by Burns.
This song, with the exception of the first four lines, which form the first stanza of the original,
was written for Thomson's collection, February, 1795. The tune, which is very old, was formerly
called M The new ^owne made."
Moderate*
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O las - sie, ar
t thou sleeping yet? Oi
■ art thou waukin'
I would wit ? For
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let me in this ae night, This
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pi - ty's sake, this ae night; 0 riss and let me in, jo.
Out owre the moss, out owre the muir,
I cam' this dark and dreary hour ;
And here I stand without the door,
Amid the pourin' storm, jo.
0, let me in, &c.
Thou hear'st the winter wind and wect ;
Nae star blinks through the driving sleet,
Tak' pity on my weary feet,
And shield me frae the rain, jo.
0, let me in, &c
The bitter blast that round me blaws,
Unheeded howls, unheeded fa's ;
The cauldness o' thy heart's the cause
O' a' my grief and pain, jo.
O, let me in. &c.
HER ANSWER.
O tell me na o' wind and rain ;
Upbraid na me wi' cauld disdain;
Gae back the gate 3 e cam' again,
I winna let you in, jo.
I tell you now, this ae night,
This ae night, this ae night,
And, ance for a', this ae night,
I winna let you in, jo.
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The snellest blast, at mirkest hours,
That round the pathless wand'rer pours,
Is nought to what poor she endures,
That's trusted faithless man, jo.
I tell you now, &c.
The sweetest flow'r that dcck'd the mead,
Now trodden like the vilest weed :
Let simple maid the lesson read,
The weird may be her ain, jo.
I tell you now, &c.
The bird that charm'd his summer day,
Is now the cruel fowler's prey :
Let witless, trusting woman say,
How aft her fate's the same, jo.
I tell you now, &c.
THERE'LL NEVER BE PEACE TILL JAMIE COMES HAME.
Written by Burns— Air, " There's few Guid Fellows when Jamie's AwaV
Mournfully.
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tears down came, There'll ne-ver be peace till Ja - mie comes hame.
The church is in ruins, the state is in jars,
Delusions, oppressions, and murderous wars :
We daurna weel say't, but we ken wha's to blame,—
There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame.
My seven braw sons for Jamie drew sword,
And now I greet round their green beds in the yird ;
It brak' the sweet heart o' my faithfu' auld dame, —
There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame.
Now life is a burden that bows me down,
Since I tint my bairns, and he tint his crown ;
But till my last moments my words are the same,—
There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame.
THE BLtJDE-REB ROSE AT YULE MAY BLAW.
Written by Burns— Air, "To daunton me."
"The blude-red rose at yule may bliiw" was. with the exception of the chorus, written for
Johnson's "Museum" in 1787. The air, which is much older, appears in Oswald's "Pocket
Companion," 1740, also in M'Gibbon's "Collection of Scots Tunes," edited by Bremner, 1762.
"William M'Gibbon was a eroo I composer, an excellent performer on th3 violin, and an industrious
collector and editor of Scots music. He was for many years leader of the Gentlemen's Concerts
in Edinburgh. He died on the 3d of October, 175G.
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thing you ne'er shall see, For an auld man shall ney - er daun - ton me.
For a' his meal and a' his rnaut,
For a' his fresh beef and his saut,
For a' his gowd and white monie,
An' auld man shall never daunton me.
To daunton me, &c.
His gear may buy him kye and ewes,
His gear may buy him glens and knowes,
But me he shall not buy nor fee,
For an auld man shall never daunton me.
To daunton me, &c.
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He liirples twa-fauld as he ciot?,
Wi' his teethless gab, and his auld held pow,
And the rain rins down frae his red bleard e
But an auld man shall never daunton me.
To daunton me, &c
WHAT CAN A YOUNG LASSIE DO WI' AIT AULD MAN 1
Wbitten BY BURN'S.
This lively ditty was written by Burns for the third volume of Johnson's " Museum," 1790.
Dr. Blacklock (the blind poet) had previously written verses for the same tune, hut they were
considered too long for insertion. In Tom D'Urfey's "Pills to Purge Melancholy," 1703. there is
a song entitled "What shall a young woman do with an old man." However much we may
sympathize with a young lassie tied to "an auld man," we can barely approve of her resolution
to "cross him and wrack him until she heart-break him."
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that tempted my
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minnie To sell her puir Jenny for sil - ler an
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penny that tempted my minnie To sell her puir Jenny for sil -ler an' Ian*.
He's always compleenin' frae mornin' to e'enm',
He hosts and he hirples the weary day laug ;
He's doy'lt and he's dozin', his bluid it is frozen,
0 dreary's the nicht wi' a crazy auld man.
He hums and he hankers, he frets and he cankers,
1 never can please him, do' a' that I can ;
He's peevish and jealous o' a' the young fellows,
O dool on the day I met wi' an auld man.
My auld auntie Katie upon me tak's pity,
Til do my endeavour to follow her plan ;
I'll cross him, and wrack him, until I heart-break him,
And then his auld brass will buy me a new pan.
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HY HAKRY WAS A GALLANT GA?.
Written by Burns— Air, "The Highlander's Lament."
Barns, in the " Reliques." says, "The oldest title I ever heard to this tune was 'The Highland
watch's farewell tu Ireland.1 The chorus 1 picked up from an oid woman in Dunblane, the rest of
the song is mine." In this note Burns alludes to the three first stanzas only; the other two were
added by a Mr. Sutherland. "Highland Harry," according to Mr. Peter Buchan, was a Harry
Lumsdale, who made love to a daughter of the Laird of Knocfchaspie. Burns and Sutherland have
nude the song a Jacolite one. In some versions " itonald " is substituted for " Harry."
. ^ Slowly.
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My Ilany waa a gallant gay, Fu' stately strode he o'er the plain; But
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When a' the lave gae to their bed,
I wander dowie up the glen;
I sit me down and greet my fill,
And aye I wish him back again.
Oh, for him back again, &c.
0 were some villains hangit high,
And ilka bodie had their ain ;
Then I might see the joyful sight,
ily Highland Harry back again.
Oh, for him back again, &c.
Sad was the day, and sad the hour,
He left me in his native plain, [join ;
And rush'd his much wrong'd prince to
But, oh, he'll ne'er come back again.
Oh, for him back again, &c.
Strong was my Harry's arm in war,
Unmatched on a' Culloden's plain ;
But vengeance marks him for her ain,
I'll never see him back again.
Oh, for him back again, &c
Livehj. 'j6*
0 THIS IS NO MY AIN LASSIE.
YTiUTTEN BY BUKNS — AlR, "0 THIS IS NO MY klS HOUSE."
This song was written in 1795 for Mr. Thomson's collection.
wants to me the witchin* grace, The
Begin the succeeding verses with the second part of the Air, and end with the first part.
She's bonnie, bloomin', straight, and tall,
An' long has had my heart in thrall ;
An' aye it charms my very saul,
The kind blink that's in her e'e.
0 this is no my ain lassie, &e.
A thief sae pawkie is my Jean ;
She'll steal a glance by a* unseen ;
But gleg as light are lovers' e'en,
When kind love is in the e'e.
0 this is no my ain lassie, &c.
It may escape the courtly sparks,
It may escape the learned clerks ;
But weel the watchin' lover marks
The kind love that's in her e'e.
0 this is no my ain lassie, &c
Sessie and her spinning wheel.
Written by Burns— Air, "Sweet's the Lass that lo'es me."
This delightful picture of rural contentment was written by Burns for Johnson's "Museum,"
vol. iv., p. 371. The air, by James Oswald, though of considerable compass, flows melodiously,
and is certainly more befitting the words than "The Bottom of the Punch Bowl," to which, in
some collections, the song is directed to be sung. James Oswald, a respectable composer and
collector of Scottish melodies, was, it appears, originally a dancing master in Dunfermline. He
removed to Edinburgh about 1736, where he was employed as a teacher of music and dancing.
After a few years spent in the Scottish metropolis, he was induced to proceed to London, where
he entered iDto business as a musicseller and publisher. We cannot give the date of his death,
but we know he was a'ive in 1761. From an epistle to Oswald, written probably by Allan
Rarnsay, we extract a few lines to show the respect in which Oswald was held by his countrymen.
11 But wha can sing that feels wi' sae great pain,
The loss for which Edina sighs in vain?
Our concerts now nae mair the ladies mind,
They've a' forgot the gate to "Niddery's Wynd."
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London, alas! which aye has been our bane,
To which our very loss is certain gain ;
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Still envious of the little we had left,
Of Jamie Oswald last our town bereft
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0 leeze me on my spinning wheel, 0 leeze me on my rock and reel ; Frae
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tap to tae that deeds me bein, And haps me fiel and warm at e'en.
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I'll sit me down and sing and spin, While laigh descends the simmer sun, Blest
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wi* con - tent, and milk and meal, 0 leeze me on my spinning wheel
On ilka hand the bnrnies trot,
And meet below my theekit cot ;
The scented birk and h aw thorn white
Across the pool their arms unite.
Alike to screen the birdie's nest.
And little fishes' caller rest;
The sun blinks kindly In the biel,
Where bly the I turn my spinning wheel
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On lofty aiks the cushats wail,
And echo cons the dolefa' tale ;
The lintwhites in the hazel braes,
Delighted, rival ither's lays.
The craik amang the clover hay,
The pairtrick whirring o'er the lea;
The swallow jinking round my shiel
Amuse me at my spinning wheel.
Wi* sma* to sell, and less to buy,
Aboon distress, below envy ;
0 wha wad leave this humble state,
For a' the pride o' a' the great ?
Amid their flaring, idle toys ;
Amid their cumbrous, dinsome joys;
Can they the peace and pleasure feel
Of Bessy at her spinning wheel ?
U Lhely.
BLYTHE, BLYTHE AND MSEHY WAS SHE.
Written by Burks— Air, " Andro and His Cutty Gun."J
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Bly the, blythe and mer-ry was she, Elythe was she but and ben ; Blythe by the
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tur - it glen.
Her looks were like a flow'r in May,
Her smile was like a simmer morn ;
She tripped by the banks o' Earn,
As light's a bird upon a thorn.
Blythe, blythe, &c
Her bonnie face it was as meek,
As ony lamb upon a lea ;
The ev'ning sun was ne'er sae sweet
As was the blink o' Phemie's e'e.
Blythe, blythe, &c.
The Highland hills I've wander'd wide,
And o'er the Lawlands I ha'e been ;
But Phemie was the blythest lass
That ever trod the dewy green.
Blythe, blythe, &c.
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SAE FLAXEN WEBE HER RINGLETS.
Written by Burns— Irish Air, " 0>'agh."
This sorter Was written by Burns for Johnson's " Museum," vol. v., and adapted to the favourite
Irish air, " Onagh." In a letter to Mr. Thomson, dated Sept , 1794, he says, " The air is charming,
and I have often regretted the want of decent verses to it. It is too much, at least for my humble
rustic muse, to expect that every effort of hers shall have merit ; still, I think that it is better to have
meliocre verses to a favourite air than none at all. On this principle I have all along proceeded
in the 'Scots Musical Museum,' and as that publication is at its last volume, I intend the
following song to the air above mentioned, for that work." Before the fifth volume of the
" Museum " was published, poor Burns was no more. The Chloris of the song is said to have been
a Jean Lorimer of Craigieburn, Dumfriesshire.
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aye my Chlo - ris' dear - est charm, She says she lo'es me
Like harmony her motion ;
Her pretty ankle is a spy,
Betraying fair proportion,
Wad mak' a saint forget the sky.
Sae warming, sae charming,
Her faultless form and gracefu* air ;
Ilk feature — auld nature
Declared that she could do nae mair.
Hers are the willing chains of love,
By conquering beauty' ssov' reign law;
And aye my Chloris' dearest charm,
She says she lo'es me best o' a*.
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Let others love the city,
And gaudy show at sunny noon ;
Gi'e me the lonely valley,
The dewy eve, and rising moon :
Fair beaming, and streaming
Her silver light the boughs amano
While falling, recalling, [sang;
The amorous thrush concludes hig
There, dearest Chloris, wilt thou rove,
By wimpling burn and leafy shaw,
And hear my vows o' truth and love,
And sav thou lo'es me best o* a'.
I'LL AYE CA' IN BY YON TOWN.
Written by Burns— Old Air, "I'll gang nae hair to Yon Town."
This favourite song, as well as " 0 wat ye wha's in yon town," was written by Burns in honour
of his Jean. The air, which is very fine, takes its name" from the first line of an old song-, beginning,
"I'll gang nae mair to yon town," It appears in Oswald's " Caledonian Pocket Companion," 1759
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Begin the succeeding verse at the mark '$'*
She'll wander by the aiken tree,
When trystin' time draws near again ;
And when her lovely form I see,
O haith she's doubly dear again.
I'll aye ca', &c.
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AULD LANGSYNE.
Old An?, "I Fee'd a Lad at Michaelmas." The Chorus arranged ey A. Hume.
In "Johnson's Museum," vol. i., No. 26, there is a song written by Ramsay, beginning, "Should
auld acquaintance be forgot, Though they return with scars?" Both words and music, however,
are below mediocrity. The second and third verses only of the world-famed " Auld Langsyne "
were written by Burns. The poet himself admitted to Johnson that such was the fact In the
"Reliques," Burns, alluding to Ramsay's song of "Auld Langsyne," says, "Ramsay, as usual
with him, has taken the idea of 'Auld Langsyne ' from the old fragment, which may'be seen in
the "Museum " (Johnson's), vol. v. And in a letter to Mr. Thomson, September, 1 f 93, he says,
*'One song more, and I am done— 'Auld Langsyne.' The air is but mediae? e; but the following
song, the old song of the olden times, and which has never been in print, nor even in manuscript,
until I took it down from an old man's singing, is enough to recommend any air." Mr. Thomson
afterwards got the words arranged to an old Lowland melody entitled, " I fee'd a lad at Michael-
mas."
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mind; Should auld ac-quain-tance he for - got, And days o' lang - syne?
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kindness yet, For auld lang - syne.
kindness yet, For auld lang - syne.
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"We twa ha'e ran about the braes,
And pu'd the gowans fine ;
But we've wander'd mony a weary foot,
Sin' auld langsyne. For auld, &c.
We twa ha'e paidl'd in the bum
Frae morning sun till dine ;
But seas between us broad ha'e roar'd
Sin' auld langsyne. For auld, &c.
And there's a hand, my trusty friend,
And gi'e's a hand o' thine ;
And we'll tak' a richt guid-willie waught,
For auld langsyne. For auld, &c.
And surely ye'll be your pint stoup,
And surely I'll be mine ;
And we'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld langsyne. For auld, &&,
THE GALLANT WEAVER.
Written by Burns— Air, "The Weaver's March."
Written by Burns for Johnson's "Museum." The beautiful air to which it is adapted was selected
by the poet himself, from "Aird's Selection of Scots Airs, adapted to the Fife, Violin, or German
Flute," Glasgow, 1734. The Cart, a small river in Renfrewshire, takes its rise in the parish ol
Eaglesham, and flowing through the busy manufacturing town of Paisley, falls into the Clyde a
little below Renfrew.
Cheerful.
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nine, They gi'ed me rings and ribbons fine, And
fear'd my heart would tine, And I gi'ed it to the weav-cr.
My daddy signed my tocher-band,
To gi'e the lad that has the land,
But to my heart I'll add my hand,
And gi'e it to the weaver.
While birds rejoice in leafy bow'rs,
While bees delight in op'ning flow'rs,
While corn grows green in summer show'rs,
I'll love my gallant weaver.
01
THE DE'IL'S AWA' WT THE EXCISEMAN.
Written by Bcrks— Air, "The Hemp Dkesser."
These verses are said to have been composed extempore by Bums at a meeting of his brother
excisemen at Dumfries. The original is written on a piece of excise paper. Lockhart, however,
Bays it was composed on the shores of the Solway, while engaged in watching a smuggling brig
which had put in there. Some of the party had been despatched to Dumfries and Ecclefechan
to obtain the assistance of the military quartered there, leaving the poet with a few men under
his orders to watch the brig. "Burns," says Lockhart, "manifested considerable impatience
while thus occupied, being left for many hours in a wet salt marsh, with a force which he knew
to be inadequate for the purpose it was meant to fulfil. One of his friends hearing him abuse
his friend Lewars, in particular, for being slow about his journey, the man answered that he also
wished the devil had him for his pains, and that Burns in the meantime would do well to indite
a song upon the sluggard. Burns said nothing, but after taking a few strides by himself among
the reeds and shingles, rejoined the party, and chanted to thern this well-known ditty." The
tune dates from the middle of the seventeenth century.
Lively.
The de'il cam' fid-dim' through the town, And dane'd a-wa' wi' th' cx-ciseman ; And
il - ka auld wife cried, " Auld ma - houn, I wish you luck o' your prize, man.'
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We'll mak' our maut, we'll brew our drink,
We'll laugh, sing, and rejoice, man ;
And mony braw thanks to the muckle black de'il
That dane'd awa' wi' th' exciseman.
There's threesome reels, there's foursome reels,
There's hornpipes and strathspeys, man ;
But the ae best dance e'er cam' to the land,
Was, u The de'il's awa' wi1 th' exciseman.*'
MY WIFE'S A WINSOME WEE THING.
Written et Burns— Aie, "My "Wife's a wanton wee thing."
This lively old air was first published in Oswald's " Caledonian Pocket Companion." In a letter
to Mr. Thomson, 8th November, 1792, Burns says, " There is a peculiar rhythmus in many of our
airs, and a necessity of adapting syllables to the emphasis, or what I call the feature notes of the
tune, that cramp the poet, and lay him under almost insuperable difficulties. For instance, in
the air 'My wife's a wanton wee thing:,' if a few lines smooth and pretty can be adapted to it,
it is all you can expect. The following were made extempore to it ; and though, on further study,
I might give you something more profound, yet it might not suit the light horse gallop of the air
so well as this random clink." As the poet himself was pleased to call Mr. Thomson's alteration
of the second stanza "a positive improvement," we insert it, together with the stanza as origin-
ally written.
wee thing, This
ne - ver saw a
fair-e
ne - ver lo'eJ a dear-e", And
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ncist my heart I'll wear her, For fear my jew - el tine.
Second Stanza as originally written.
She is a winsome wee thing, The warld's wrack we share o't,
She is a handsome wee thing,
She is a bonnie wee thing,
This sweet wee wife o' mine.
The warstle and the care o't,
Wi' her I'll blythely bear it,
And think my lot divine.
Second Stanza at altered by Mr. Thomson.
O leeze me on my wee thing,
My bonnie, blythesome wee thing,
Sae lang's I ha'e my wee thing,
I'll think my lot divine.
Though warld's care we share o't,
And may sae meikle mair o't,
Wi' her I'll blythely bear it,
And ne'er a word repine.
66
Duet-THE SOLDIER'S RETURN.
Written by Burns— Air, "The Mill, Mill 0."
Arranged as a Duet for this Work by A. Hume.
The air of "The Mill, Mill 0 " is of considerable antiquity, and is found in the "Crockat M.S.,"
written in the beginning of the last century. The original rerses being considered by Ramsey
to be rather indelicate, he wrote the song beginning, "Beneath a green shade," as a substitute;
but even his verses would scarcely pass muster now-a-days. "The soldier's return " has always
been considered one of Burns's finest songs, and in every respect worthy of himself.
Treble.
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left
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lod - ger; My hum- ble
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rail.
knap - sack
my wealth, A poor, but hon - est
sod - gcr.
A leal light heart beat in my breast,
My hands tmstain'd wi' plunder ;
And for fair Scotia hame again,
I cheery on did wander.
I thought upon the banks o' Coil,
I thought upon my Nancy ;
I thought upon the witchin' smile
That caught my youthfu' fancy.
At length I reach'd the bonnie glen,
Where early life I sported ;
I pass'd the mill and trysting thorn,
Where Nancy oft I courted.
Wha spied I but my ain dear maid,
Down by her mother's dwelling ?
And turn'd me round to hide the flood
That in my e'e was swelling.
Wi' alter'd voice, quo' I, Sweet lass,
Sweet as yon hawthorn's blossom ;
O happy, happy may he be
That's dearest to thy bosom.
My purse is light, I've far to gang,
And fain wad be thy lodger ;
I've serv'd my king and country lang,
Tak' pity on a sodger.
Sae wistfully she gaz'd on me,
And lovelier grew than ever ;
Quo' she, A sodger ance I lo'ed,
Forget him will I never.
Our humble cot and hamely faro
Ye freely shall partake o't ;
That gallant badge, the dear cockade,
Ye're welcome for the sake o't.
She gaz'd — she redden'd like a rose,
Syne pale as ony lily ;
She sank within my arms, and cried,
Art thou my ain dear Willie?
By him wha made yon sun and sky,
By whom true love's regarded ;
I am the man — and thus may still
True lovers be rewarded.
The wars are o'er, and I'm come hame,
And find thee still true hearted ;
Though poor in gear, we're rich in love,
And mair we'se ne'er be parted.
Quo' she, My grandsire left me gowd,
A mailin' plenish'd fairly ;
Then come, my faithfu' sodger lad,
Thou'rt welcome to it dearly.
For gold the merchant ploughs the main,
The farmer ploughs the manor ;
But glory is the sodger's prize,
The sodger's wealth is honour.
The brave poor sodger ne'er despise,
Nor count him as a stranger ;
Remember he's his country's stay,
In day and hour o' danger.
68
CONTENTED WI1 LITTLE.
Wbitien et Burns— Air, "Lumps o' Puddijtg.**
This homely song was written for Mr. Thomson's collection, 179*. In the letter accompanying
the song, dared 19th November, 1791, Burns says, "Scottish bacchanalians we certainly want.
though the few we have are excellent Apropos to bacchanalian songs in Scottish, I
composed one yesterday, for an air I like much,— 'Lumps o' Pudding.' "
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A towrnond o' trouble, should that be mj' fa',
A night of guid fellowship southers it a' ;
When at the blythe end o' our journey at last,
"Wha the de'il ever thinks o' the road he has past?
Blind chance, let her snapper and stoyte on her way ;
Be't to me, be't frae me, e1en let the jade gae ;
Come ease or come travail, come pleasure or pain,
My warst word is — "Welcome ! and welcome again.
03
AST 0 FOR ARE AN' TWENTY, TAH.
Weitten by Burns— Air, " Tue Moudiewaht."
The following is said to be the origin of this song:— A young girl being entitled to some property
on attaining her majority, was urged by her relations to marry a wealthy old suitor. Her affec-
tions, however, having been previously engaged by one, whose years, at least, were more in
accordance with her own, she refused, and tiie song represents her as assuring her lover of her
constancy and affection. She is determined to "learn her kin a rattlhV sang" on arriving at
the desired age of "ane an' twenty."
Cheerfully.
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were ane an' twenty, Turn.
A gleib o' Ian', a claut o' gear,
Were left me by my auntie, Tarn -,
At kith an' kin I needna speir,
Gin I saw ane an' twenty, Tain.
An' 0 for aue an' twenty, &c
They'll ha'e me wed a wealthy eoof,
Though I myseV ha'e plenty, Tain ;
But hear'st thou, laddie? there's my loof,
I'm thine at ane an' twenty, Tarn.
An' 0 lor ane an' twenty, &c
TO
0 VTEk IS SHE THAT LO'ES MEf
Written by Burn3— Air, *• Morag."
The air of " Morag," (Marion), seems to have been a great favourite of Eurns's, as he has no
fewer than three songs to that tune. "Of the air of 'Morag,' " says Allan Cunningham, "Burns
was passionately fond; yet it cannot he said that he was more than commonly successful in
wedding it to words. The measure which the tune requires is cramp and difficult, and the senti-
ment is interrupted before it has well begun to flow. This song was found among the papers of
Burns; the exact period of its composition is not known, nor has the heroine been named."
Tenderly.
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dearer; 0 that's the queen o' woman - kind, And ne'er had ane to peer her.
If thou shalt meet a lassie,
In grace and beauty charming,
That e'en thy chosen lassie,
Erewhile thy breast sae warming
Had ne'er sic powers alarming.
0 that's, &c.
If thou had'st heard her talking,
And thy attentions plighted,
That ilka body talking,
But her by thee is slighted,
An' thou art all delighted.
O that's, &c.
If thou hast met this fair one,
"When frae her thou hast parted,
If every other fair one,
But her, thou hast deserted,
An' thou art broken-hearted.
0 that's, &c.
HIGHLAND MAEIf.
Written by Burns— Air, "Eatherine Ogie."
Mary Campbell, the subject of this beautiful effusion, was servant in a gentleman's family, nea?
Mauchline. Though not a beauty, she possessed a sweet temper and an obliging disposition, while
her mental qualifications were of a high order. "After a pretty long tract of the most ardent
reciprocal attachment," says Burns, "we met, by appointment, on the second Sunday of May, in
a sequestered spot, by the banks of Ayr, where we spent a day in taking a farewell before she
should embark for the West Highlands, to arrange matters among her friends for our projected
change of life. At the close of the autumn following, she crossed the sea to meet me at Greenock,
where she had scarce landed, when she was seized with a malignant fever, which hurried my
dear girl to the grave in a few days, before I could even hear of her illness." Mr. Cromek in Ids
" Keliques" gives the following particulars respecting the parting of Burns with his Mary: —
"This adieu," says he, "was performed with all those simple and striking ceremonies which
rustic sentiment has devised to prolong tender emotions, and to inspire awe. The lovers stood
on each side of a small purling brook ; they laved their hands in its limpid stream, and, holding a
Bible between them, pronounced their vows to be faithful to each other " The remains of High-
land Mary repose in the West churchyard of Greenock.
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ry ; For there I took the last farewell Of my sweet Highland Ma - ry.
How sweetly bloomed the gay green birk.
How rich the hawthorn's blossom,
As underneath their fragrant shade
I clasped her to my bosom !
The golden hours, on angel-wings,
Flew o'er me and my dearie ;
For dear to me as light and life
Was my sweet Highland Mary.
Wi' mony a vow and lock'd embrace,
Our parting was fu' tender ;
And, pledging aft to meet again,
"We tore ourselves asunder ;
But, oh! fell death's untimely frost,
That nipt my flower sae early!
Now green's the sod, and cauld's the clay
That wraps my Highland Mary !
0 pale, pale now, those rosy lips
I aft ha'e kissed sae fondly!
And closed for aye the sparkling glance
That dwelt on me sae kindly!
And mouldering now in silent dust
The heart that lo'ed me dearly !
But still within my bosom's core
Shall live my Highland Mary !
12
THE BANKS OF THE DEVON.
Written ry Burns— Gaelic Air, "The Brown Dairy Maid."
This sweet song was composed on Miss Charlotte Hamilton, the sister of the poet's friend, Gavin
Hamilton of Mauchline. She married Dr. James M'Kitrick Adair. " She wjis born," says Burns,
"on the banks of Ayr, bat was, at the time I wrote these lines, residing at Harveyston, in Clack-
mannanshire, on the romantic banks of the little river Devon." The air, which was noted down
from the singing of a lady in Inverness, is called "Bhannerach dhon na chri," or "The Brown
Dairy Maid."
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How plea-sant the banks of the clear wind-ing Bc-von, With green spreading
feipiiliiiliSsiii^
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bush-es, and flow'rs bloom-ing fair; But the
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show - er, That steals on the ev'n - ing each leaf to re - new.
O spare the dear blossom, ye orient breezes,
With chill hoary -wing as ye usher the dawn ;
And far be thou distant, thou reptile that seizes
The verdure and pride of the garden and lawn :
Let Bourbon exult in her gay gilded lilies,
And England triumphant display her proud ro:c;
A fairer than either adorns the green valleys,
Wli£re Devon, sweet Devon, meandering flows.
73
0 TIBBIE, I HA'E SEEN THE DA?.
Written by Burns— Am, "Ikvercauld's Reel."
This is one of Bums's early productions. Jt is an excellent song, and carries its own moral
along with it. The poet has'evidently taken Tibbie Fowler for his model.
- Moderate.
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Although a lad were e'er sae smart,
Gin he but want the yellow dirt,
Ye'il cast your head anither airt,
And answer him fu shv.
U Tibbie, vie.
But if he ha'e the name 0' gear,
Ye'il fasten to him like a brier ;
Tho' hardly he for sense or lear
Be better than the kve.
0 Tibbie, &c.
But, Tibbie, lass, tak' my advice,
Your daddie's gear mak's you sae nice,
The deil a ane wad spier your price,
Were ye as puir as I.
0 Tibbie, &c
I doubt na, lass, but ye may think,
Because ye ha'e the name o clink,
That ye can please me at a wink,
Whene'er ye like to try.
0 Tibbie, &c.
But sorrow tak' him that's sae mean,
Altho' his pouch 0' coin were clean ;
Wha follows ony saucy quean
That looks sae proud and high.
O Tibbie, &c.
74:
THEIR GROVES 0' SWEET MYRTLE
Written by Burns— Irish Air, " The Humours of Glen."
"A beautiful strain," says Dr. Currie, "which, it may be confidently predicted, will be sung
with equal or superior interest on the banks of the Ganges or of the Mississippi, as on those of the
Tay or the Tweed. The melody is one of the finest in the whole range of Irish minstrelsy."
Their groves o' sweet myr-tle let for-eign lands reck-on, Where bright beaming
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list'-ning the lin-net, aft : wan-ders my Jean.
Though rich is the breeze in their gay sunny valleys,
And cauld Caledonia's blast on the wave ;
Their sweet-scented woodlands that skirt the proud palace,—
What are they? — the haunt of the tyrant and slave!
The slave's spicy forests, and gold-bubbling fountains,
The brave Caledonian views with disdain ;
ile wanders as free as the winds of his mountains,
Save love's willing fetters, the chains o' his Jean.
IN SIMMEE, WHEN THE HAY WAS MAWIT.
Written by Burns— Air, 's The Country Lass."
This charming dialogue wa3 written by Burns for Johnson's " Museum," 1792. The argument
is ably sustained on both sides, but, as might be expected, " guid advisement " kicks the beam.
The air of " The country lass " appears in the " Orpheus Caledonius," 172o.
_ U Moderate.
In sim - mer, when the hay was mawn, And corn wav'd green
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o't what will; Outspak'a dame in wrinkled eild, "0' guid advisement comes nae ill."
It's ye ha'e wooers mony a ane,
And, lassie, ye're but young, ye ken ;
Then wait a wee, and canny wale
A routine but, a routhie ben.
There's Johnnie o' the Buskie glen,
Fu' is his barn, fu' is his byre ;
Tak' this frae me, my bonnie hen,
'Tis plenty beets the lover's fire.
For Johnnie o' the Buskie glen
I dinna care a single flee ;
He lo'es sae weel his craps an' kye,
He has nae love to spare for me :
But blythe's the blink o' Robie's e'e,
An' weel I wat he lo'es me dear ;
Ae blink o' him I wad na gi'e
For Buskie glen an' a' his gear.
0 thoughtless lassie, life's a faugh t,
The canniest gate the strife is sair ;
But aye fu' han't is fechting best,
A hungry care's an unco care :
But some will spend, an' some wrill spare,
An' wilfu' foJk maun ha'e their will ;
Syne as ye brew, my maiden fair,
Keep mind that ye maun drink the yill.
0 gear will buy me rigs o' land,
An' gear will buy me sheep an' kye;
But the tender heart o' leesome love,
The gowd an' siller winna buy ;
We may be puir, Bobie an' I ;
Light is the burden love lays on ;
Content an' love brings peace and joy ;
What mair ha'e queens upon a throne ?
Trio-AULD BOB MOKRlS.
Written by Burns. Arranged for this Work by A. Hume.
Burns, in these beautiful verses, has retained only the first two lines of tbe old song. Wc append
the original dialogue, as given by Ramsay in the ""Tea Table Miscellany," 1724, where it is marked
with the letter Q, denoting that it was even then an old song, which Ramsav considerably im-
proved. The air is found in Mr. Blaikie's M.S., 1G*J2, also in Craig's selection, ll2o.
. Am. Rath er slow.
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She's fresh as the morning-, the fairest in May;
She's sweet as the ev'ning amang the new hay ;
As blythe and as artless as the lamb on the lea,
And dear to my heart as the light to the e'e.
But oh ! she's an heiress — auld Robin's a laird,
And my daddie has nought but a cot-house and yard ;
A wooer like me maunna hope to come speed ;
The wounds I maun hide that will soon be my dead.
The day comes to me, but delight brings me nane ;
The night comes to me, but my rest it is gane ;
I wander my lane, like a night-troubled ghaist,
And I sigh as my heart it wad burst in my breast.
Oh, had she but been of a lower degree,
I then might ha'e hoped she wad smil'd upon me;
Oh ! how past describing had then been my bliss,
As now my distraction no words can express.
WHISTLE O'ER THE LAVE O'T.
Written by Burxs.
This humorous sons was written by Burns for Johnson's " Museum," as a substitute for the eld
words, which are untit for publication. John Bruce, of Dumfries, is said to have been the com-
poser of the beautiful air of " Whistle o'er the lave o't." On the other hand it is alleged that
Bruce, though an excellent performer, was never known as a composer of music, and that the
air was composed long before Bruce was in existence.*
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First when Maggie was my care, Heav'n I thought was in her
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spier nae mair, But whistle o'er the lave o't. Meg was meek, and Meg was mild,S'veet and harmless
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as a child; Wis
How we live, my Meg and me,
How we love and how we gree,
I care na by how few may see,
Sae whistle o'er the lave o't.
men than me's be-guil'd, Sae whis-tle o'er the lave o't
"Wha I wish were maggot's meat,
Dish'd up in her windin' sheet,
I could write, but Meg maun see't,
Sae whistle o'er the lave o't.
OUT OVEB THE FORTH.
Air, "Charles Gordon's "Welcome Hame."
The first stanza of this song was written by Burns for the " Museum."
are from Blackie's M Scottish Songs," where they appear anonymously.
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The second and third
Highlands to me? The south nor the east gi'e ease to my breast, The
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west lives he I lo'e best, The lad that is dear to my bairnie and me.
His father lie frown'd on the love of his boyhood,
And oh, his proud mother looked cauld upon me ;
But he follow'd me aye to my hame in the shieling,
And the hills o' Breadalbane rang wild wi1 our glee.
A' the lang simmer day, 'mid the heather and bracken,
I joy'd in the light o' his bonnie blue e'e ;
I little then thought that the wide "Western Ocean,
Would be rolling the day 'tween my laddie and me.
"When we plighted our faith by the cairn on the mountain,
The deer and the roe stood bridemaidens to me ;
And my bride's trying-glass was the clear crystal fountain,
What then was the world to my laddie and me?
Sae I look to the west, when I gae to my rest,
That happy my dreams and my slumbers may be ;
Tor far in the west is the lad 1 lo'e best,
lie's seeking a hame for my bairnie and me.
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THE DETJKS DANG O'EB MY DABDIE.
The first two stanzas of this humorous old ditty were re-written by Burns for the " Museum."
Tlie other two were added by Dr. Graham, of Glasgow. The lively air to which they are set had
found its way into England before the middle of the seventeenth century. It is published in
Playford's "Dancing Master," 1657, under the title of the "Buff Coat."
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Now haud your tongue, quo' our guidman,
And dinna be sae saucy, O ;
I've seen the day, and sae ha'e ye,
I was baith proud and gaucy, O.
I've seen the day ye buttered my brose,
And cuitered me late and early, 0 ;
But auld age is on me now,
And wow but I find it richt sairly, 0.
I care na though ye were i' the mools,
Or dookit in a bogie, 0 ;
I ken na the use o' the crazy auld fool,
But just to toom a cogie, 0.
Gin the wrind were out o' your whaisling
I'd marry again, and be vogie,0;[hause>
Some bonnie young lad wad be my lot,
Some rosy cheekit rogie, 0.
Quo' our guidman, gi'e me that rung
That's hinging at the ingle, 0 ;
I'se gar ye haud that sorrowfu' tongue,
Or else your lugs will tingle, O.
Gang to your bed this blessed nicht,
Or I'll be your undoing, O.
The cannie auld wife crap out o' sicht,—
What think ye o' sic wooing, 0 ?
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THEBE WAS A LASS AND SHE WAS FAIR.
Written by Burns— Air, " Bonnie Jean of Aberdeen. "
In a letter to Mr. Thomson, dated 2d July, 1793, Burns says, " I have just finished the following
ballad, and as I think it in my best style, I send it to you." It is certainly one of the pact's
finest effusions. From some unexplained cause Mr. Thomson published the verses to the tune of
44 Willie was a wanton wag.*1 We prefer giving the tune to which the poet meant his song to be
sung. In Craig's collection of "Old Scottish Melodies," published in 1730, we find the beautiful
air of " Bonnie Jean," which shows that even then it was considered an old tune.
. II Cheerfully.
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light - er heart than she.
But hawks will rob the tender joys
That bless the little lintwhite's nest,
And frost -will blight the fairest flow'rs,
And love will break the soundest rest.
Young Robbie was the brawest lad,
The flow'r and pride o' a' the glen ;
And he had ousen, sheep, aud kye,
And wanton naiffies nine or ten.
lie gaed wi' Jennie to the tryst,
He danced wi1 Jeanie on the down ;
And lang ere witless Jeanie wist,
Her heart was tint, her peace was stown.
As in the bosom o' the stream,
The moonbeam dwells at dewy e'eu;
So trembling, pure, was tender love,
Within the breast o' bonnie Jean.
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And now she works her mammy's wark,
And aye she sighs wi' care and pain ;
Yet wist na what her ail might be,
Or what wad mak' her wreel again.
But did na Jeanie's heart loup light,
And did na joy blink in her e'e,
As Robbie tauld a tale o' love,
Ae eenin' on the lily lea.
The sun was sinkin' in the west,
The birds sang sweet in ilka grove ;
His cheek to hers he fondly prest,
And whisper'd thus his tale o' love —
0 Jeanie fair, I love thee dear,
O canst thou think to fancy me;
Or wilt thou leave thy mammy's cot,
And learn to tent the farms wi' meV
At barn or byre thou shalt na drudge,
Or naething else to trouble thee ;
But stray amang the heather bells,
And tent the wavin' corn wi' me.
Now what could artless Jeanie do ?
She had na will to say him na ;
At length she blush'd a sweet consent,
And love was aye between them twa.
SHE'S FAIR AND FAUSE.
Wkitten by Bukns.
Burns, it is said, picked up this fine air from a country musician, and sent it with the verses
to the "Museum." The tune, however, had been previously published by Oswald, in the "Cale-
donian Pocket Companion," under the title of "The Lads of Leith."
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toof cam' in wi' routh ] o' gear, And I ha'e tint my dear-est
dear: But woman is but warld's gear, Sae \ let the bonnie lass gang
"Wha e'er ye be that woman love,
To thi3 be never blind ;
Kae ferlie 'tis though fickle she prove,
A woman has't by kind.
0 woman, lovely woman fair,
An angel form's fa'n to thy share,
'Twad been o'er meikle to gi'en thee niair,
I mean an angel mind.
Si
MY NANNIE, 0.
Worus bt Burns— Am, "My Nannie, 0."
The heroine of this song was Miss Agnes Fleming, daughter of a farmer at Caleothill, near
Lochlea, in the parish of Tarbolton, Ayrshire. Burns -wrote this song when very young. It
appears in the Cth vol. of Johnson's " Museum," adapted to a different air, but the verses having
been composed expressly for the air " My Nannie, 0," evidently unite more happily -with it than
any other melody to ■which it can possibly be adapted. Bums subsequently gave his original
song a few masterly touches, which have considerably heightened its effect. This fine old air
appears in the " Orpheus Caledonius," 1725, with the song written by Ramsay, beginning " While
some for pleasure pawn their health.'' The Lugar is a river in Ayrshire, which takes its rise in
the Cumnock lakes, and discharges itself into the river Ayr, at Barskimming.
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loud and shrill, The night's baith mirk and rain - y, 0, But I'll get my
plaid, and out I'll steal, And owre the hills
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Nan - nic, 0.
! Nannie's charming, sweet, and young,
Nae artfu' wiles to win ye, O ;
Way ill befa' the flattering tongue
That wad beguile my Nannie, 0!
Her face is fair, her heart is true,
As spotless as she's bonnie, ();
The opening gowan, wat wi' dew,
Nae purer is than Nannie, 0.
A country lad is my degree,
And few there be that ken me, 0;
But what care I how few they be?
I'm welcome aye to Nannie, 0.
My riches a' 's my penny-fee,
An' I maun guide it cannic, 0;
But warl's gear ne'er troubles me,
My thoughts are a' my Nannie, O.
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Our auld guidman delights to view
His sheep and kve thrive bonnie, 0 ;
But Tiii as blythe that hauds his pleugh,
An' has nae care but Nannie, 0.
Come weel, come wae, I care na by,
I'll tak' what heav'n will sen' me, 0 ;
Kae ither care in life ha'e I
But live, an' love my Nannie, O.
_ Lively.
THE DAY RETURNS, MY BOSOM BURNS.
An?, "The Seventh or November. "
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The day returns, my bosom burns, The blissful day we twa did meet; Tho1
win-ter wild in tempest toil'd, Ne'er summer sun was half sae sweet.
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king - ly robes, than crowns and globes, Heav'n gave me more,— it made thee mine.
While day and night can bring delight,
Or nature aught of pleasure give ;
"While joys above my mind can move,
For thee, and thee alone I'll live.
When that grim foe of life below,
Comes in between to make us part ;
The iron hand that breaks our band,
It breaks my bliss — it breaks mv heart.
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With spirit.
DOES HAUGHTY GAUL INVASION THREAT?
Aik, "Rise cp and Ear the Dooh."
Docs haush-ty Gaul in - va-sion threat? Then let the loons he - ware, sir,
There's wooden walls up - on our seas,
And
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Ere we per - mit a for-eign foe On Bri -tish ground to ral - ly.
0 let us not, like snarling curs,
In wrangling be divided ;
Till, slap, come in a foreign loon,
And by a rung decide it.
Be Britain still to Britain true,
Amang oursel's united ;
Tor never but by British hands
Maun British wrangs be righted.
The kettle o' the kirk and state,
Perhaps a clout may fail in't ;
But de'il a foreign tinkler loon
Shall ever ca' a nail in't.
Our fathers' blood the kettle bought,
And wha wad dare to spoil it ?
Byheav'n! the sacrilegious dog
Shall fuel be to boil it.
The wretch that wad a tyrant own,
And the wretch, his true sworn brother,
Wha'd sot the mob aboon the throne,
May they be damn'd together.
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Wha will not sing, " God save the King,"
Shall hang as high's the steeple;
But while we sing, "God save the King,'*
We'll ne'er forget the people.
0 SAW YE BONNIE LESLIE
Air, "The Collier's Boxnie Lassie."
Liveyy.
bonnie Les-lie, As she gaed o'er the bcr -der? She's
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gane, like A- lex - an -der, To spread her con - quests far-ther;
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To see her
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love her, And love hut her for ev-er; For
na - tare made her what she is, And ne'er made sic an - ith - er.
Thou art a queen, fair Leslie,
Thy subjects we, before thee;
Thou art divine, fair Leslie,
The hearts o' men adore thee.
The dell he couldna scaith thee,
Or aught that wad belang thee ;
He'd look into thy bonnie face,
And say, " I canna wrang thee."
The powers aboon will tent thee,
Misfortunes shanna steer thee;
Thou'rt like themsel's sae lovely,
That ill they'll ne'er let near thee.
Return again, fair Leslie,
Return to Caledonie;
That we may brag we ha'e a las3
There's nane again sae bonnie.
THE BATTLE OF SHEEIFFMUIR.
Weitten bt Burns-Aib, "The Cameronian Rant."
The battle of Shcriffmuir has been commemorated in several songs. Among the earliest is "A
dialogue between Will Lickladle and Tarn Cleancogue, twa shepherds, wha were feeding their
sheep on the Ochil Hills on the day the battle of Sheriffmuir was fought." The author was the
Rev. John Barclay, founder of the sect called Bereans. Buras's song, though onlv an imitation
is decidedly the best of the two. The air, sometimes called " The Cameron's march," is a eood
old Highland reel tune. The chorus may be omitted at the pleasure of the singer. " The Dmrate
brig M crosses the Molindiiiar burn in the north-east district of Glasgow.
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clans frae wuds, in tar - tan duds, Wha glaum'd at kingdoms three, man. Huh !
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The red-coat lads wi' black cockades,
To meet them were na slaw, man,
They rush'd, and push'd, and bluid out
gush'd,
And mony a bouk did fa', man.
The great Argyle led ^n his files,
I wat they glanced twenty miles,
They bough'd the clans like nine-i in kyles;
They hack'd and hash'd, while broad-
swords clash'd,
And through they dash'd, and hew'd and
smash'd,
TL1 feymen died awa, man.
Huh ! hey, &c.
But had you seen the philabegs,
And skyrin' tartan trews, man,
When in the teeth they daur'd our "Whigs,
And covenant true- blues, man.
In lines extended lang and large,
When bayonets opposed the targe,
And thousands hastened to the charge;
Wi' Highland wrath, they frae the sheath
Drew blades o' death, till out o' breath,
They fled like frighted do'es, man.
Huh! hey, &c.
0, how de'il, Tarn, can that be true ?
The chase gaed frae the north, man ;
I saw mysel' they did pursue
The horsemen back to Forth, man.
And at Dunblane, in my ain sight,
They took the brig wi' a' their might,
And straughtto Stirling wingd their flight,
But, cursed lot, the gates were shut,
And mony a huntit puir red-coat,
For fear amaist did swarf, man.
Huh ! hey, &c.
My sister Kate cam' up the gate
Wi' crowdie unto me, man;
She swore she saw some rebels run
To Perth and to Dundee, man.
Their left-hand general had nae skill,
The Angus lads had nae guid-will
That day their neighbours' bluid to spill ;
For fear, by foes, that they should lose
Their cogs o' brose, they scared at blows,
And hameward fast did flee, man.
Huh ! hey, &e.
They've lost some gallant gentlemen
Amang the Highland clans, man ;
I fear my Lord Panmure is slain,
Or in his enemies' hands, man.
Now wad ye sing this double fight,
Some fell for wrang, and some for right;
And mony bade the world guid night.
Say pell and mell, wi' musket knell,
How Tories fell, and Whigs to hell
Flew aff in frighted bands, man.
Huh! hey, &c
Although my bed were in yon muir
Amang the heather, in my plaidie,
Yet happy, happy would I be,
Had I my dear Montgomery's Peggy.
When o'er the hill beat surly storms,
And winter nights were dark and rainy
MONTGOMERY'S PEGGY.
Aik, "Gala Water."
I'd seek some deli and in my arms
I'd shelter dear Montgomery's Peggy.
Were I a baron proud and high,
And horse and servants waiting ready.
Then a' 'twad gi'e o' joy to me,
The sharin't w ith Montgomery's Fcggy
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With feeling.
0 LOVELY POLLY STEWART.
Am, "You're Welcome, Charlie Stuart.'
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Begin the next verse at the mark '$'•
May he, whase arms shall fauld thy charms,
Possess a leal and true heart ;
To him be giv'n to ken the heav'n
He grasps in Polly Stewart.
FAEEWELL, THOU STREAM THAT WINDING FLOWS.
Air, "Nancy's to the Greenwood Ganl."
With Expression.
Fare-well, thou stream that wind - tag ilows A-roundE
dwelling ;
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Love's veriest wretch, unseen, unknown,
I fain my griefs wad cover ;
The bursting sigh, th* unweeting groan,
Betray the hapless lover.
I know thou doom'st me to despair,
Nor wilt, nor can'st relieve me ;
But, oh ! Eliza, hear my prayer,
For pity's sake forgive me.
The music of thy voice I heard,
Nor wist while it enslaved me ;
I saw thine eyes, yet nothing feared,
Till fears no more had saved me.
Th' unwary sailor thus aghast,
The wheeling torrent viewing ;
Mid circling horrors sinks at last,
In overwhelming ruin.
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Love, thou hast pleasures, and deep ha'e I lo'ed,
Love, thou hast sorrows, and sair ha'e I prov'd ;
13 ut this bruised heart, that now bleeds in my breast,
I can feel by its throbbings, will soon be at rest.
O if I were, where happy 1 ha'e been,
Down by yon stream and yon bonnie castle green;
For there he is wand' ring and musing on me,
Wha wad soon dry the tear frae his Phillis's e'e.
8"ow, and iv'.lh feeling.
FROM THEE, ELIZA, I MUST GO.
AlB, "GlLDEROY."
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and soul from thee.
Farewell, farewell, Eliza dear,
The maid that I adore ;
A boding voice is in mine ear,
We part to meet no more.
The latest throb that leaves my heart,
While death stands victor by;
Thai throb, Eliza, is thy pari,
And thine that latest -i^l).
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What says sho, my deary, my Eppie Macnab?
What says she, my deary, my Eppie Macnab?
She lets thee to wit, that she has thee forgot,
And for ever disowns thee, her ain Jock Rab.
O had I ne'er seen thee, my Eppie Macnab ;
O had I ne'er seen thee, my Eppie Macnab;
As light as the air, and as fause as thou's fair,
Thou's broken the heart o' thy ain Jock Rab.
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94
CATJLD BLAWS 1HE WIND.
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a' the hills are eov - er'd wi' snaw, I'm sure it's win - ter fairly.
The birds sit cluttering on the thorn,
A' day they fare but sparely;
And lang's the night frae e'en to morn,
I'm sure it's winter fairly. — Up in the morning, &c,
THE TITHER MOBN.
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But he sac trig,Lap o'er tlic rig, And can - ti - ly did cheer mc; When
I, what reck, Did least cx-,pcct To see my love sac near me.
95
His bonnet he,
A thought a-jee,
Like sodger, sprush and bonnie,
And I, I wat,
Wi' pleasure grat,
To meet my true love Johnnie.
De'il tak' the -war,
I late and ear'
Ha'e cried, since Jock departed ;
But now as glad
I'm wi' my lad,
As short syne broken hearted.
Fu aft at e'en,
Upon the green
When a' were blythe an' merry,
I cared na by,
Sae sad was I
In absence o' my deary.
But praise be blest,
My mind's at rest,
I'm happy wi' my Johnnie.
At kirk and fair,
I'se aye be there,
And be as canty 's ony.
IT IS NA, JEAN, THY BONNIE FAC3,
Written by Burns— Air, " The Maid's Complaint,"
This charmingly tender song was contributed by Burns to Johnson's "Museum." In the
"Reliques" he says, "The verses were originally English, but I gave them their Scotch dress."
The air was composed by James Oswald, and published in the " Caledonian Pocket Companion "
ia 1742. Though of rather extensive compass, it is a fine specimen of his musical genius.
With much feeling.
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and thy grace Might weel a - wauk do - sire.
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Some -thing in il - ka part o' thee, To praise, to love, I find; Put
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dear as is thy form to me, Still dear - er
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Kae mair imgen'rous wish I ha'e,
Nor stronger in my breast,
Than if I canna mak' thee sae,
At least to see thee blest.
Content am I, if heav'n shall give
But happiness to thee ;
And as wi' thee I'd wish to live,
For thee I'd bear to die.
90
ON A BANK OF FLOWERS.
On a bank offiow'rs, in a summer day, For summer light - 1/
dress'cl; The youthfu' blooming Xcl - ly lay, "With love and sleep op - prcss'd.
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When Wil-lie wand'ring thro' the wood, Who for her fa-vour oft had sued; He
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gaz'd, he wish'd, he fear'd he blush'd, And trembled where he stood,
Her closed eyes, like weapons sheathed,
Were sealed in soft repose ;
Her lips, still as she fragrant breath'd,
It richer dy'd the rose.
The springing lilies, sweetly prest,
Wild, wanton, kiss'd her rival breast ;
lie gaz'd, he wish'd, he fear'd, he blush'd,
His bosom ill at rest.
Her robes, light, waving in the breeze,
Her tender limbs embrace ;
Her lovely form, her native ease,
All harmony and grace.
Tumultuous tides his pulses roll,
A faltering, ardent kiss he stole;
He gaz'd, lie wish'd, lie fear'd, lie blmh'd,
And sigh'd his very soul.
As flics the partridge from the brake,
On fear inspired wings,
So Nelly starting, half awake,
Away affrighted springs;
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But Willie folWd,— as lie should—
He overtook her in the wood ;
He vow'd, he pray'd, he found the maid
Forgiving all and good.
THERE'S THREE GOOD FELLOWS AYONT YON GLEN.
The choius is all that remains of this old song. The tune appears in M'Gibboifs " Collection
of Scots Tunes," 1740. The words here given are partly by Burns, with some modern additions.
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Begin the succeeding verse at the mark :J$
There's Graham and noble Gordon,
And Lindsay brave is coining;
Wf Cameron, Macgregor, and Logan,
And a' their Highlandmen.
There's three true, ecc.
*Tis they that are aye the foremost
"Whene'er the battle is warmest;
The bravest and the kindest
Of a' Highlandmen.
There's three true, &a
0 now there's no retreating,
The clans are a' a-waiting,
And every heart is beating
For honour and for fame.
There's three true good fellows,
There's three brave loyal fellows,
There's thrice three good fellows
Down ayont yon glen.
93
KACPHERSON'S FAEEWELL.
Air, "ILlcphbbsok's Bast.*'
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Fare - -well ye dungeons dark and strong, The "wretch's des - tin - ie; Mac-
pher-son's time will not he
long, On yon - der gal - lows tree.
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play'd a spring, and dane'd it round, Be - neath the gal - lows tree.
0 ! what is death, but parting breath ?
On mony a blood}' plain
I've daur'd his face, and in this place
I scorn him yet again.
Sae rantingly, &c.
Untie these bands frae aff my hands,
And bring to me my sword ;
And there's no a man in a' Scotland,
But I'll brave him at a word.
Sae rantingly, &c.
I've lived a life of sturt and strife,
I die by treacheric ;
It burns my heart I must depart,
And not avenged be.
Sae rantingly, &c.
Now farewell light, thou sunshine bright,
And all beneath the sky ;
May coward .shame disdain his name,
The wretch that darts not die.
Sae rantingly, &c,
99
0 LOVE WILL VENTURE IN.
0 love will venture in where it daurna weel be seen; 0 love will venture
in where wisdom ance has been ; But I will down yon liv - er rove,
rail.
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mangthe woods sae green, And a' to pu' a po - sie to my am dear May.
The primrose I will pu', the firs tl in' o' the year ;
And I will pu' the pink, the emblem o* my dear ;
For she's the pink o' womankind, and blooms without a peer ;
And a' to be a posie for my ain dear May.
I'll pu' the buddin' rose, when Phoebus peeps in view,
For it's like a baumy kiss o' her sweet, bonnie mou' ;
Ihe hyacinth's for constancy, wi' its unchanging blue;
And a' to be a posie to my ain dear May.
The lily it is pure, and the lily it is fair,
And in her lovely bosom I'll place the lily there ;
The daisy's for simplicity, of unaffected air ;
And a' to be a posie to my ain dear May.
The hawthorn I will pu', wi' its locks o' siller-gray,
Where, like an aged man, it stands at break o' day ;
But the songster's nest within the bush I winna take away;
And a' to be a posie for my ain dear May.
The woodbine I will pu' when the e'ening star is near,
And the diamond draps o' clew shall be her e'en sae clear j
The violet's for modesty, which weel she fa's to wear ;
And a' to be a posie for my ain dear May.
I'll tie the posie round wi' the silken band o' love,
And I'll place it in her breast, and I'll swear by a' above,
That to the latest breath o' life the band shall ne'er remove,
And this will be a posie to my ain dear May.
100
HEBFS A HEALTH TO ANE I LO'E DEAB.
Weitt-n by Buess.
■ U sonc. among the List Barns ever wrote, was addressed to Miss Jessie Lcwars of
Dumfries, who £ : . . _:hbed.
Tenderly.
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I mourn through the gay gaudy day,
As hopeless I muse on thy charms ;
But welcome the dream o' sweet slumber,
For then I am lock'd in thy arms, Jessie.
I guess by the dear angel smile,
I guess by the love-rolling e'e ;
But why urge the tender confession,
'Gainst fortune's fell cruel decree, Jessie.
THOUGH CUTJEL FATE.
>. cruel fate 5-hould bid us part,
f^r's the r cle and line,
Her dear idea round my heart
Should tenderlv entv
gh mountains frown and deserts howl
And oceans roar between ;
Yet, dearer than my deathle s soul,
.1 wou!d love my Jean.
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And that's my dainty Davie,
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102
0 LAY THY LOOF IN MINE, IASS.
Written bt Burns— Air, " The Cordwaixer's March.'1
This song was written for Johnson's "Museum." "The Cordwainer's March " may be called
the "gathering tune" of the ancient and honourable fraternity of sutors, and was usually played
at their annual procession on St. Crispin's day. The last great procession of the craft t~>ok place
in Edinburgh, about forty years ago. Mr. Sawers, bootmaker, of that city, swayed the regal
sceptre on the occasion.
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Begin the second verse at the sign '>$\
There's mony a lass has broke my rest,
That for a blink I ha'e lo'ed best ;
But thou art queen within my breast,
For ever to remain.
0 lay thy loof in mine, lass,
In mine, lass, in mine, lass,
And swear on thy white hand, Ias3,
That thou wilt be my ain.
Louis, what reck I by thee,
Or Geordie on his ocean ?
Dyvor, beggar loons to me,
I reign in Jeanie's bosom.
LOUIS, WHAT RECK I BY THEF.
Let her crown my love her law,
And in her breast enthrone me,
Kings and nations, swith awa' I
lieif randies, I disown ye.
103
THE LOVELY LASS G' INVERNESS.
Burns has very successfully imitated the old ballad style in this pathetic song. (The first half
stanza is old.) "The fatal battle of Culloden, or Drummossie muir, was fought on the 16th of
April, 1746. The air, composed by James Oswald, was published in the "Caledonian Pocket
Companion," 1759.
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Drummos - sie muir, Drum - mos - sie day, A wae - fu' day it was to me, For
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fa - ther dear and bretn - ren three.
Their winding sheet the bluidy clay,
Their graves are growing green to see j
And by them lies the dearest lad
That ever blest a woman's e'e.
Now wae to thee, thou cruel lord,
A bluidy man I trow thou be,
For mony a heart thou hast made sair
That ne'er did wrang to thine or thee.
HEB FLOWING LOCK?.
Her flowing locks, the raven's wing,
Adown her neck and bosom hing ;
How sweet unto that breast to cling,
And round that neck entwine her !
Her lips are roses wet wi' dew.
Oh ! what a feast her bonnie mou'l
Her cheeks a mair celestial hue,
A crimson still diviner.
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Okaigie-bukn WOOD.
"Cridjrie-bnrn weod is situated on the banks of the river Moffat, about three miles from the
Tillage of that name. The woods of Craigie-burn and Putncrieff were at one time favourite haunts
of Burns. It was there he met the 'Lassie wi' the lint- white locks,' and there he conceived
several of his beautiful lyrics."— I)r. Curne.
.. U With expression.
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the pride o' springs re - turn Can yield me nocht but sor-row.
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see the flow'rs and spreading trees, I
hear the wild birds singing; But
wea - ry wight can please, And
bo - som wringing ?
Fain, fain would I my griefs impart,
Yet darena for your anger ;
But secret love will break my heart,
If I conceal it langer.
If thou refuse to pity me,
If thou shalt love anitber ;
When yon green leaves fade frae the tree,
Around my grave they'll wither.
DELUDED SWAIN, THE PLEASURE.
Air, "The Collier's Bonnie Lassie."
Deluded swain, the pleasure
The fickle fair can give thee,
Is but a fairy treasure ;
Thy hopes will soon deceive thee.
The billows on the ocean,
The breezes idly roaming,
The clouds' uncertain motion,
They are but types of woman.
Oh ! art thou not ashamed
To doat upon a feature?
If man thou would'st be named,
Despise the silly creature.
Go, find an honest fellow !
Good claret set before thee :
Hold on till thou art mellow,
And then to bed in glory.
105
THE HIGHLAND WIDOW'S LAMENT.
Written by Burns— Gaelic Air,
this pathetic lamentation was written for the " Museum," and appeared in the fifth volume of
that work. Allan Cunningham and Hogg wrote additional verses, out we prefer giving the song
as it came from the pen of Burns. The rine tune to which it is adapted, Burns obtained from ;t
lady in the north of Scotland. ''The unrelenting cruelties of the Duke of Cumberland spared
neither age, sex, nor condition ; and Scotland for a while realized the prophecy of Peden, which
foretold that the time was nigh when her people might ride fifty miles among her hills and
valleys, and not find a reeking house, nor hear a crawing cock."— Jucobite Minstrelsy.
u
Mournfully.
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Oh, I am come to the low countrie, Och - on, cch - on, och-
rie ; * Without a penny in my purse, To buy a meal to
It was na sae in tlis Hieland hills,
Ochon, cchon, ochrie:
Nae woman in the country wido
Sae happy was as me.
For there I had a score o' kye,
Ochon, ochon, ochrie;
Feeding on yon hill sae high,
And bringing milk to me.
And there I had threescore o' yowes,
Ochon, ochon, ochrie ;
Skippin' on yon bonirie knowes,
And casting woo to me.
I was the happiest o* a' the clan,
Sair, sair may I repine ;
For Donald was the brawest man,
And Donald he was mine.
Till Charlie Stuart cam' at last,
Sae far, to set us free ;
My Donald's arm was wanting then,
For Scotland and for me.
Their waefu' fate what need I tell,
Right to the wTrang did yield ;
My Donald and his country fell
Upon Culloden field.
Ochon, ochon, oh, Donald, oh,
Ochon, ochon, ochrie;
Nae woman in the warld wido
Sae wretched now as me.
* Oh, my heart
SWEETEST MAY.
Sweetest May, let love inspire thee ;
Take a heart which he desires thee;
As thy constant slave regard it ;
For its faith and truth reward it.
Proof o' shot to birth or money
Not the wealthy, but the bonnie;
Not high-born, but noble-minded,
In love's silken band can bind it.
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a' the trades that I do ken, Com - mend me to the plough-man.
My ploughman he comes hame at e'en,
He's aften wat and weary ;
Cast off the wat, put on the dry,
And gae to bed, my deary.
Then up, &c.
(0) I will "wash my ploughman's hose,
And I will dress his o'erlay,
(And) I will make my ploughman's bed,
And cheer him late and early.
Then up, &c.
I ha'e been east, I ha'e been west,
I ha'e been at St. Johnston ;
But the bonniest sight that e'er I saw,
AY as the ploughman laddie dancing.
Then up, &c.
(Wi') Snaw-white stockings on his legs,
And siller buckles glancin',
A guid blue bonnet on his head,
And O but he was handsome.
Then up, &c.
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Commend me to the bara-3'ard,
And the corn-mou', man ;
I never gat my coggie fu',
Till I met wi' the ploughman.
Then up, &c.
YESTEEEN I HAD A PINT 0' WINE.
Air, "Bank3 of Banna."
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pint o' wine, A place where bod-y
saw na ; Yes-
treen lay on this breast o' mine The
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Ye monarchs, tak' the east and west,
Frae Indus to Savannah ;
Gi'e me within my straining grasp
The melting form of Anna.
Then I'll despise imperial charm3,
An empress or sultana ;
"While dying raptures in her arm3
I give and take from Anna.
Awa', thou flaunting god o' day,
Awa', thou pale Diana;
Ilk star gae hide thy twinkling ray,
When I'm to meet my Anna.
Come, in thy raven plumage, night,
Sun, moon, and stars, withdrawn a';
And bring an angel pen to write
My transports wi' my Anna.
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HUSBAND, HUSBAND, CEASE YOUft STRIFE.
AiRt "My jo Janet."
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" Sad will I be, so bereft,
Nancy, Nancy;
Yet I'll try to make a shift,
My spouse Nancy."
" My poor heart then break it must,
My last hour I'm near it ;
When you lay me in the dust,
Think, think how I'll bear it."
" I will hope and trust in Heaven,
Nancy, Nancy ;
Strength to bear it will be given,
My spouse Nancy."
" Well, sir, from the silent dead,
Still I'll try to daunt you ;
Ever round your midnight bed
Horrid sprites shall haunt you."
41 I'll wed aoither like my dear,
Nancv, Nancv;
Then all hell will fly for fear,
My spouse Nancy."
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0 BONNIE WAS YON ROSY BRIER.
Written bt Burns— Am, "The wee, wee Man."
Burns sent this song to Mr. Thomson in 1795. In a letter, he says, " I do not know whether I
am right, but that song pleases me. . . . If you like the song, it may go as Scottish verses to
the air of I wish my love were in the mire."' Mr. Thomson published the song in the third
volume of his collection, to the air of "The wee, wee man." This air, which greatly resembles
" Garry Owen," had previously appeared in Johnson's " Museum," with the original words, which
we give entire. AVe are indebted to old David Herd for the recovery of this singular fragment.
With feeling. .^
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All in its rude and prickly bower,
That crimson rose, how sweet and fair ;
But love is far a sweeter flow'r,
Amid life's thorny path o' care.
The pathless wild, and wimpling bum,
Wi' Chloris in my arms, be mine ;
And I the warld, nor wish nor scorn,
Its joys and griefs alike resign.
THE YOUNG HIGHLAND ROVER.
Loud blaw the frosty breezes,
The snaws the mountains cover;
Like winter on me seizes,
Since my young Highland Kcver
Far wanders nations over.
Where'er he go, where'er he stray,
May Heaven be his warden,
Keturn him .cafe to fair Strathspey,
And bonnie Castle- Gordon.
The trees now naked groaning,
Shall soon wi' leaves be hinging,
The birdies dowie moaning,
Shall a' be blvthely singing,
And every flower be springing.
Sae I'll rejoice the lee-lang day,
When by his mighty warden,
My youth's returned to fair Strathspey,
And bonnie Castle- Gordon.
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BANNOCKS 0' BEAR MEAL
Ain, "Ths Killogie."
Lively.
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Begin the second verse at the sign $1
Wha In his wae days were loyal to Charlio?
Wba but the lads wi1 the bannocks o' barley.
Bannocks o' bear meal, and bannocks o' barley,
Here's to the Highlandman's bannocks o' barley.
bar - ley.
HERE'S A BOTTLE AND AN HONEST FRIEND.
Ilere's a bottle and an honest friend !
What wad ye wish for mair, man?
Wha kens, before his life may end,
What his share may be o' care, man?
Then catch the moments as they fly,
And use them as ye ought, man:
Believe me, happiness is shy,
And comes na ave when sought, man.
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WILT THOU BE MY DEARIE 1
Words by Buens.
This fine song was written in honour of Miss Janet Miller of Dalswinton. The air to which it
is adapted is the first part of a strathspey, called "The Souter's dochter," printed in Breniner*s
collection, 17G4.
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If it winna, canna be,
Thou for thine may choose me,
Let me lassie, quickly dee,
Trusting that thou lo'es me.
Lassie, let me quickly dee,
Trusting that thou lo'es me.
ANNA, THY CHAHMS.
Anna, thy charms my bosom fire,
And waste my soul with care ;
But, ah! how bootless to admire,
When fated to despair !
Yet in thy presence, lovely fair,
To hope may be forgiven ;
For sure 'twere impious to despair,
So much in sight of Heaven.
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0 POORTITH CATJLD.
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This warld's wealth, when I think on
The pride an1 a' the lave o't ;
Fie, fie on silly coward man,
That he should be the slave o't.
O, why, &c.
Her een sae bonnie blue, betray
How she repays my passion;
But prudence is her o'erword aye,
She talks of rank and fashion.
0, why, &c
I O wha can prudence think upon,
An' sic a lassie by him ?
O wha can prudence think upon,
An sae in love as I am ?
O, why, &c.
ITow blest the humble cottar's fata,
He wooes his simple dearie j
The silly bogles, wealth and state,
Can never mak' him eerie.
O, why, &c.
TIBBIE DUNBAR.
Air, "JomrHlE M'Gill;" or, "Come under my Plaidie."
O wilt thou go wi' me, sweet Tibbie Dunbar ?
0 wilt thou go wi' me, sweet Tibbie Dunbar?
Wilt thou ride on a horse, or be drawn on a car,
Or walk by my side, 0 sweet Tibbie Dunbar?
1 carena thy d&ddie, his lands and his money,
I carena thy kin, sae high and sae lordly :
13 ut say thou wilt ha'e me, for bettr for waur,
And come in thv coatie, sweet Tibbie Dunbar.
BUET:— BEHOLD THE HOUR TEE BOAT ARRIVE.
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Along the solitary shore, Happy, thou Indian grove, I'll say,
While flitting sea-fowl round mc cry, Where now my Nancy's path may be?
Across the rolling, dashing roar, While thro' thy sweets she loves to stray,
I'll westward turn my wistful eye. 0 tell me, does she muse on me ?
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DUET— YE BANKS AND BRAES 0' BONNIE DOON.
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Oft hae I rov'd by bonnie Doon,
To see the rose and woodbine twine j
And ilka bird sang o' its love,
And fondly sae did I o' mine.
Wi' lightsome heart I pu'd a rose,
Fu' sweet upon its thorny tree ;
And my fause lover stole my rose,
But ah ! he left the thorn wi' me,
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Andante affttuoso.
wild-woods' e-choes rang, Fare - weel, fare - weel, sweet rial -loch - myle.
Low in your wintry beds, ye flowers,
Again ye' 11 flourish fresh and fair;
Ye birdies dumb, in withering bowers,
Again ye'll charm the vocal air;
But here, alas ! for me nae mair
Shall birdie charm, or flow'ret smile ;
Fareweel the bonnie banks o' Ayr,
Fareweel, fareweel ! sweet Ballochmyle !
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MY TOCHER'S THE JEWEL.
In moderate time.
0 mei - kle thinks my lure o' my bcau-ty, And mei-kle thinks my luve
o' my kin ; But lit - tie thinks my luve I ken brawlie, My toch-er's the
jew - el has charms for him. It's a' for the ap - pie he'll nour - Ish the
tree, It's a1 for the hin-ney he'll cher - ish the bee; My lad-die's sae
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mei-kle in lovewi' the sil-ler, He can - na hae luve to spare for me.
Tour proffer o' hive's an arle-penny, Ye're like to the timmer o' yon rotten wood,
My tocher's the bargain ye -wad buy ; Ye1 re like to the bark o' yon rotten tree,
But an' ye be crafty, I am cunnin', Ye'll slip frae me like a knotless thread,
Sae ye wf anither your fortune maun try. And ye'll crack your credit wT maenor me.
BRAW, BRAW LADS.
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But there is ane, a secret ane,
Aboon them a' I lo'e him better;
And I'll be his, and he'll be mine,
The bonnie lad o' Galla water.
Although his daddie was nae laird,
And though I hae na meikle tocher,
Yet rich in kindest, truest love,
We'll tent our flocks by Galla water.
It ne'er was wealth, it ne'er was wealth,
That coft contentment, peace, or pleasure j
The bands and bliss o' mutual love,
O, that's the chiefest warld's treasure !
Lively.
I'M OWRE YOUNO TO MARRY YET.
will have you learn, lads, That ye for me maun tar - ry yet. For I'm, V.C.
For I have had my ain way,
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Sae soon to say I wad obey,
In truth, I daurna venture yet.
For I'm, &c
Fu' loud and shrill the frosty wind
Blaws through the leafless timmer, Sir j
But if ye come this gate again,
I'll aulder be gin simmer, Sir.
For I'm, &c
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DTJET-THOTJ AET GANE AWA' FRAE ME, MARY!
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Wha stole that heart o' thine, Mary;
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Nor nae sic love as mine, Mary.
I spake sincere, ne'er flatter'd much,
Nor lichtly thought of thee, Mary ;
Ambition, wealth, nor naething such,
No, I lov'd only thee, Mary.
Tho' you've been false, yet while I live
Nae maid I'll woo like thee, Mary ;
Let friends forget, as I forgive,
Thy wrongs to them and me, Mary
So then farewell ! of this be sure,
Since you've been false to me, Mary,
For all the world I'd not endure
Half what I've done for thee, Mary !
BONNIE WEE THING.
And my heart it stounds with an - guish, Lest my wee thing be na mine.
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"Wit and grace, and love and beauty,
In ae constellation shine !
To adore thee is my duty,
Goddess of this soul o' mine.
Bonnie wee thing, canny wee thing,
Lovely wee thing, wert thou mine,
I wad wear thee in my bosom,
Lest my jewel I should tino.
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DU£T:-AE FOND KISS, AND THEN WE SEVEfc.
Arranged by A. Hume.
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I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy,
Naething could resist my Nancy ;
But to see her, was to love her ;
Love but her, and love for ever.
[Had we never loved sae kindly,
Had we never loved sae blindly,
Never met — or never parted,
"We had ne'er been broken-hearted.]
Fare-thee-weel, thou first and fairest !
Fare- thee- weel, thou best and dearest !
Thine be ilka joy and treasure,
Peace, enjoyment, love, and pleasure !
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever ;
Ae farewell, alas ! for ever !
Deep in heart- wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.
Note.— Sir Walter Scott says of the lines thus marked [ ], "This exquisitely affecting stanza
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SOOTS WHA HA'E WT WALLACE BLED.
Air, " Hey, tuttie, tattie."
Scots, wha hae wi' Wal-lace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has af - ten led !
Wei - come to your go - ry bed, Or to vie - to
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Now's the day an' now's the hour; See the front of bat - tie lour —
See ap-proach proud Ed-ward's power, Chains and sla - ve
Wha will be a traitor knave ?
Wha will fill a coward's grave?
"Wha sae base as be a slave?
Let him turn and flee !
Wha, for Scotland's king and law,
Freedom's sword will strongly draw,
Freeman stand, or freeman fa',
Let him follow me !
By oppression's woes and pains,
By your sons in servile chains,
We will drain our dearest veins,
But they shall be free.
Lay the proud usurpers low !
Tyrants fall in every foe !
Liberty's in every blow !
Let us do or die !
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And violets bathe in the weet o' the mom ;
They pain my sad bosom, sae sweetly they blaw !
They mind me o' Nannie — and Nannie's awa.
Thou laverock, that springs frae the dews of the lawn,
The shepherd to warn of the grey-breaking dawn,
And thou mellow mavis, that hails the night-fa' \
Give over for pity — my Nannie's awa'.
Come, autumn, sae pensive, in yellow and grey,
And soothe me wi' tidings o' Nature's decay :
The dark, dreary winter, and wild-driving snaw,
Alane can delight me — my Nannie's awa'.
EATTLIN', ROARIN' WILLII
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0, Willie, come sell your fiddle,
0, sell your fiddle sae fine ;
O, Willie, come sell your fiddle,
And buy a pint o' wine.
If I should sell my fiddle,
The warl' would think I was mad,
For mony a rantin' day
My fiddle and I hae had.
As I cam' by Crochallan
I cannily keekit ben,
Rattlin', roarin' Willie
Was sittin' at yon boord-en'—
Sittin' at yon boord-en',
And amang guid companie ;
Rattlin', roarin' Willie,
Ye're welcome name to me.
JOCKEY'S TA'EN THE PAIRTIN' KISS.
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"When the shades of ev'ning creep
O'er the day's fair, gladsome e'e,
Sound and safely may he sleep,
Sweetly blythe his wauk'ning be.
He will think on her he loves,
Fondly he'll repeat her name;
For where'er he distant roves
Jockey's heart is still at hame.
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JOHN ANDERSON, MY JO.
First and last Stanzas by Burns.
Slow, with feeling.
John An - der - son, my jo, John, When we were first ac-
quent, Your locks were like the ra - ven, Your bon - nie brow was
brent; But now your brow is beld, John, Your locks are like the
snaw, But bless -ings on your fros - ty pow, John An - der - son, my jo.
John Anderson, my jo, John,
When Nature first began
To try her canny hand, John,
Her master-wark was man ;
And you, amang the lave, John,
Sae trig frae tap to toe —
She prov'd hersel' nae journey- wark,
John Anderson, my jo.
John Anderson, my jo, John,
We clamb the hill thegither,
And mony a canty day, John,
We've had wi' ane anither;
Now we maun totter down, John,
But hand in hand we'll go,
And we'll sleep thegither at the foot,
John Anderson, my jo.
Lively.
THERE WAS A LASS THEY CA'D HER MEG.
Air, " You'll ate be welcome back agais."
There was a lass, they ca'd her Meg, And she held owre the moor to spin; There
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As o'er the moor they lightly foor,
A burn was clear, a glen was green;
Upon the banks they eas'd their shanks,
And aye she set the wheel atween.
But Duncan swore a halyaith,
That Meg should be a bride the morn ;
Then Meg took up her spinning-graith
And flang them a' out owre the burn.
0 we will big a wee, wee house,
And we will live like king and queen ;
Sae blythe and merry's we will be,
When ye set by the wheel at e'en.
A man may drink and no be drunk,
A man may fight and no be slain ;
A man may kiss a bonnie lass,
And aye be welcome back again.
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Ye powers that smile on virtuous love,
0 sweetly smile on somebody !
Frae ilka danger keep him free,
And send me safe my somebody.
Oh hon, for somebody !
Oh hey, for somebody !
1 wad do — what wad I not ?—
For the sake o* somebody.
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THERE GROWS A BONNIE BRIER BUSH.
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There grows a bon - nie brier bush in our kail-yard ; And white are the
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blossoms o't in our kail - yard ; Like wee bit white cock - ades for our
loy - al Hieland lads ; And the las-ses lo'e the brier bush in our kail - yard.
But were they a* true that are far awa' ?
Oh ! were they a' true that are far awa'?
They drew up wi' glaiket Englishers at Carlisle ha',
And forgot auld Men's when far awa'.
Ye' 11 come nae mair, Jamie, where aft ye hae been;
Ye'll come nae mair, Jamie, where aft ye hae been;
Ye lo'ed owre weel the dancin' at Carlisle ha',
And forgot the Hieland hills that were far awa'.
He's comin' frae the North that's to fancy me,
He's comin' frae the North that's to fancy me,
A feather in his bonnet, and a ribbon at his knee ;
He's a bonnie Hieland laddie, and you be na ho.
Lively.
I HA'E A WIFE 0' MY AIN.
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I'm naebody's lord,
I'll be slave to naebody ;
1 ha'e a guid braids word,
I'll tak' donts frae naebodv.
I'll tor - row frae nae - bo - dv
I'll be merry and free,
I'll be sad for naebody;
Naebody cares for me,
I care for naebody,
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Thy costal stream, Afton, how lovely it glides,
And winds by the cot where my Mary resides,
How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave,
As, gathering sweet flowerets, she stems thy clear wave.
Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,
Flow gently, sweet river, the theme of my lays ;
My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream, —
Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.
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Yestreen when to the trembling string
The dance gaed through the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing,
I sat, but neither heard nor saw :
Though this wras fair, and that was braw,
And yon the toast of a' the town,
I sigh'd, and said, amang them a',
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0 Mary ! canst thou wreck his peace,
Wha for thy sake wad gladly die?
Or canst thou break that heart of his,
Whase only faut is loving thee?
If love for love thou wilt na gie,
At least be pity to me shown:
A thought ungentle canna be
The thought of Mary Morison.
Sloivly.
'TWAS NA HER BONNIE BLUE E'E WAS MY RUIN.
Aib, " Laddie, lie near me."
'Twas the be - witch - ln% sweety stown glance
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A ROSEBUD BY MY EARLY WALK.
Written by Burns.
The beautiful melody to which these verses are set, seems to he merely a modern version of an
old air called "The Shepherd's Wife." This sons was written in compliment to Miss Jeanie
Cruickshanks, daughter of Mr. William Cruickshanks, one of the masters of the High School,
Edinburgh, an intimate friend of the poet.
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Within the bush, her covert nest,
A little linnet fondly press'd,
The dew sat chilly on her breast,
Sae early in the morning.
She soon shall see her tender brood,
The pride, the pleasure of the wood ;
Amang the fresh green leaves bedew'd,
Awake the early morning.
So thou, dear bird, young Jeanie fair,
On trembling string, or vocal air,
Shall sweetly pay the tender care
That tends thy early morning.
So thou, sweet rosebud, young and gay,
Shalt beauteous blaze upon the day,
And bless the parents' ev'ning ray
That watch'd thy early morning.
Aid,
FRAGMENT.
'TnE Caledonian Hunt's Delight.'
Why, why tell thy lover,
Bliss he never must enjoy ?
Why, why undeceive him,
And give all his hopes the lie ;
Oh why, while fancy, raptured, slumbers,
Chloris, Chloris all the theme,
Why, why would'st thou cruel
Wake thv lover from his dream ?
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SLEEFST THOU, OR WAK'ST THOU, FAIREST CREATURE 1
AlB ADAPTED FROM "De'IL TAK' THE WaBS."
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Phccbus gilding the brow o' morning,
Banishes ilk darksome shade ;
Nature gladd'ning and adorning,
Such to me, my lovely maid.
When absent from my fair,
The murky shades o' care
With starless gloom, o'ercast the sullen sky ,
But when in beauty's light,
She meets my ravish'd sight,
When through my very heart
Her beaming glories dart,
'Tis then I wake to life, to light, and joy.
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THE LEA RIG.
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In mirkest glen, at midnight hour,
I'd rove, and ne'er be eerie, 0 ;
If through that glen I gaed to thee,
My ain kind deary, 0.
Although the night were ne'er sae wild,
And I were ne'er sae weary, 0 ;
I'd meet thee on the lea rig,
My ain kind deary, 0.
My ain kind dear - y,
The hunter lo'es the morning sun,
To rouse tlie mountain deer, my jo ;
At noon the fisher seeks the glen,
Alang the burn to steer, my jo.
Gi'e me the hour o' gloamin' gray,
It mak's my heart sae cheery, 0 ;
To meet me, on the lea rig,
My ain kind deary, 0.
LOGAN
0 Logan, sweetly didst thou glide,
That day I w7as my Willie's bride:
And years sinsyne ha'e o'er us run,
Like Logan to the setting sun :
But now thy flow'ry banks appear,
Like drumlie winter, dark and drear,
While my dear lad maun face his faes,
Far, far frae me and Logan braes.
Again the merry month of May
Has made our hills and valleys gay ;
The birds rejoice in leafy bow'rs,
The bees hum round the breathing flow'rs
Blythe morning lifts his rosy e'e,
And ev'ning tears are tears of joy ;
My soul, delightless, a' surveys,
While Willie's far frae Logan braes.
WATER.
Within yon milk-white hawthorn bush,
Amang her nestlings sits the thrush ;
Her faithfu' mate will share her toil,
Or wi' his sang her cares beguile :
But I, wi' my sweet nurslings here,
Nae mate to help, nae mate to cheer,
Pass widow'd nights and joyless days.
While Willie's far frae Logan braes.
0, wae upon you, men of state,
That breth'ren rouse to deadly hate;
As ye mak' mony a fond heart mourn,
Sae may it on your heads return ;
How can your flinty hearts enjoy
The widow's tear, the orphan's cry ?
But soon may peace bring happy days,
And Willie hame to Logan braes.
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WHEN JANUAR' WIND WAS BLAWIN' CAULD.
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A charming girl I chanc'd to meet,
Just in the middle o' my care;
And kindly she did me invite,
Her father's humble cot to share.
Her hair was like the gowd so fine,
Her teeth were like the ivorie ;
Her cheeks like lilies dipt in wine,
The lass that made the bed to me.
Her bosom was the drifted snaw,
Her limbs like marble fair to see ;
A finer form nane ever saw,
Than hers that made the bed to me.
She made the bed baith lang and braid,
Wi' twa white hands she spread it down ;
She bade guid night, and smiling said,
" I hope ye'll sleep baith saft and soim'."
Upon the morrow when I raise,
I thank' d her for her courtesie :
A blush cam' o'er the comely face
0' her that made the bed to me.
I clasp'd her waist, and kiss'd her syne,
The tear stood twinklin' in her e'e;
0 dearest maid, gin ye'll be mine,
Ye aye sail mak' the bed to me.
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RO CHURCHMAN AM 1.
Air, "The lazy mist."
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Here passes the squire, on his brother — his horse,
There centum per centum, the cit with his purse ;
But see you " The Crown," how it -waves in the air,
There a big-bellied bottle still eases my care.
The wife of my bosom, alas she did die ;
For sweet consolation to church I did fly ;
I found that old Solomon proved it fan*,
That a big- bellied bottle's a cure for all care.
I once was persuaded a venture to make,
A letter informed me that all was to wreck ;
But the pursy old landlord just waddled up stairs
With a glorious bottle that ended my cares.
" Life's cares they are comforts," — a maxim laid down
By the bard, what d'ye call him, that wore the black gown?
And, faith, I agree with th' old prig to a hair,
For a big-bellied bottle's a heaven of care.
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THE LASS 0' BALLOCHMYLE.
Ain, "Hiss Foebes's farewell to Banff."
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With careless step I onward strayed,
My heart rejoiced in nature's joy,
When musing in a lonely glade,
A maiden fair I chanced to spy ;
Her look was like the morning's eye,
Her air like nature's vernal smile ;
Perfection whisper'd, passing b}T,
Behold the lass o' Ballochmyle!
Fair is the morn in flow'ry May,
And sweet is night in autumn mild :
When roving thro' the garden gay,
Or wand' ring in a lonely wild :
But woman, nature's darling child,
There all her charms she does compile.
IV n there her other works are foil'd
By the bonnie lass o' Ballochmyle.
0, had she been a country maid,
And I the happy country swain ;
Tho' shelter'd in the lowest shed
That ever rose in Scotland's plain;
Thro* weary winter's wind and rain,
With joy, writh rapture I would toil,
And nightly to my bosom strain
The bonnie lass o' Ballochmyle.
Then pride might climb the slipp'ry steep,
Where fame and honours lofty shine;
And thirst of gold might tempt the deep,
Or downward seek the Indian mine ;
Give me the cot below the pine,
To tend the flocks or till the soil ;
And cv'ry day have joys divine,
Willi the bonnie lass o' Ballochmyle.
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The following Songs have either not been arranged to appropriate Melodies, cr the
Music will he found adapted to other Songs in this collection : —
BONNIE PEGGY ALISON.
I'll kiss thee yet, yet,
And I'll kiss thee o'er again ;
And I'll kiss thee yet, yet.
My bonnie Peggy Alison !
Ilk care and fear, when thou art near,
I ever mair defy them, 0 ;
Young kings upon their hansel thrones,
Are no sae blessed as I am, 0 !
When in my arms wi' a' thy charms,
I clasp my countless treasure, 0,
I seek nae mair o' heaven to share
Than sic a moment's pleasure, 0 !
And by thy een, sae bonnie blue,
I swear I'm thine for ever, 0,
And on thy lips I seal my vow,
And break it shall I never, 0 1
THE CHEVALIER'S LAMENT.
The small birds rejoice in the green leaves re-
turning, [the vale;
The murmuring streamlet winds clear through
The hawthorn trees blow in the dews of the
morning, [dale;
And wild scattered cowslips bedeck the green
But what can give pleasure, or what can seem
fair, [care ?
While the lingering moments are numbered by
No flowers gaily springing, nor birds sweetly
singing,
Can soothe the sad bosom of joyless despair.
The deed that I dared, could it merit their ma-
lice,
A king and a father to place on his throne ?
Ilis right are these hills, and his right are these
valleys, [.find none.
Where the wild beasts find shelter, but I can
But 'tis not my sufferings thus wretched, forlorn,
My brave gallant friends! 'tis your rum I mourn ;
Your deeds proved so loyal in hot bloody trial ;
Alas! can I make you no sweeter return"?
SONG COMPOSED IN AUGUST.
Tune—1' 0 Foortith Cauld ?" Page 1 12.
Now westlin' winds and slaughtering guns
Bring autumn's pleasant weather;
The moorcock springs on whirring wings,
Amang the blooming heather:
Now waving grain, wide o'er the plain,
Delights the weary farmer;
And the moon shines bright, when I rove at
night
To muse upon my charmer.
The partridge loves the fruitful fells;
The plover loves the mountains;
The woodcock haunts the lonely dells;
The soaring hern the fountains :
Through lofty groves the cushat roves,
The path of man to shun it ;
The hazel bush o'erhangs the thrash,
The spreading thorn the linnet.
Thus every kind their pleasure find,
The savage and the tender;
Some social join, and leagues combine ;
Some solitary wander :
A vaunt, away! the cruel sway,
Tyrannic man's dominion ;
The sportsman's joy, the murdering cry,
The fluttering gory pinion.
But Peggy, dear, the evening's clear,
Thick flies the skimming swallow ;
The sky is blue, the fields in view,
All fading green and yellow:
Come, let us stray our gladsome way,
And view the charms of nature :
The rustling corn, the fruited thorn,
And every happy creature.
We'll gently walk, and sweetly talk,
Till the silent moon shine clearly;
I'll grasp thy waist, and, fondly pressed,
Swear how I love thee dearly :
Not vernal showers to budding* flowers,
Not autumn to the farmer,
So dear can be as thou to mo,
My fair, my lovely charmer !
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POWERS CELESTIAL!
Towers celestial! whose protection
Ever guards the virtuous fair,
While in distant climes I wander,
Let my Mary be your care :
Let her form, sae fair and faultless,
Fair and faultless as your own,
Let my Mary's kindred spirit
Draw your choicest influence doAvn.
Make the gales you waft around her
Soft and peaceful as her breast ;
Breathing in the breeze that fans her,
Soothe her bosom into rest:
Guardian angels! oh protect her,
When in distant lands I roam ;
To realms unknown while fate exiles me,
Make her bosom still my home.
LOVELY DA VIES.
0 how shall I, unskilfu', try
The poet's occupation,
The tunefir powers, in happy hours,
That whisper inspiration ?
Even they maun dare an effort m
Than aught they ever gave us,
Or they rehearse, in equal verse,
The charms o' lovely Davies.
Each eye it cheers when she appears,
Like Phcebus in the morning,
When passed the shower, and even- flower
The garden is adorning.
Ast he wretch looks o'er Siberia's shore,
When winter-bound the wave is,
Sae droops our heart when we maun part
Frae charming, lovely Davies.
Her smiles a gift frae boon the lift,
That mak's us mair than princes;
A sceptred hand, a king's command
Is in her darting glances :
The man in arms 'gainst female charms,
Even he her willing slave is;
He tragi his chain and owns the reign
Of conquering, lovely Davies.
My muse to dr ?am of such a theme,
Her feeble powers surrender;
The eagle's gaze alone surveys
The sun's meridian splendour:
1 wad in vain essay the strain,
The deed too daring brave is;
I'll drop the lyre, and mute admire
The charms o' lovely Davies.
MEXIE.
Tunc -"Johnny's grey breeks."
Again rejoicing nature sees
Her robe assume its vernal hues,
Her leafy locks wave in the breeze,
All freshly steeped in morning dews.
And maun I still on Menie doar,
And bear the scorn that's in her e'e?
For it's jet, jet black, and like a hawk,
And winna let a body be.
In vain to me the cowslips blaw,
In vain to me the violets spring;
In vain to me, in glen or shaw,
The mavis and the lintwhite sing.
The merry ploughboy cheers his team,
WT joy the tentie seedsman stalks ; '
But life to me's a weary dream,
A dream of ane that never wauks.
The wanton coot the water skims,
Amang the reeds the ducklings cry,
The stately swan majestic swims,
And every thing is blest but I.
The shepherd steeks his faulding slap,
And owre the moorland whistle? shrill ;
WT wild, unequal, wandering step,
I meet him on the dewy hill.
And when the lark, 'tween light and dark,
Blithe waukens by the daisy's side,
And mounts and sings on fluttering wings,
A wae-worn ghaist I hameward glide.
Come, winter, with thine angiy howl,
And raging bend the naked tree;
Thy gloom will soothe my cheerless soul,
When nature all is sad like me!
YOUNG JESSIE,
True-hearted was he, the sad swain o' the Yar-
row, [ A y r
And fair are the maids on the banks o' the
But by the sweet side o' the Nith's winding river,
Are lovers as faithful, and maidens as fair:
To equal young Jessie seek Scotland all over ;
To equal young Jessie you seek it in vain ;
Grace, beauty, and elegance fetter her lover,
And maidenly modesty fixes the chain.
Oh, fresh is the rose in the gay dewy morning,
And sweet is the lily at evening close ;
But in the fair presence o' lovely young Jessie,
Unseen is the lily, unheeded the rose.
Love sits in her smile, a wizard ensnaring;
Enthroned in her een he delivers his law :
And still to her charms she alone is a stranger
Her modest demeanour's the jewel of a' !
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STRATIIALLAN'S LAMENT.
Pair eliza.
Thickfst night, o'erhang my dwelling!
Tuen again, thou fair Eliza,
Howling tempests, o'er me ravel
Ae kind blink before we part,
Turbid torrents, wintry swelling,
Rue on thy despairing lover!
Still surround my lonely cave !
Canst thou break his faithfu' heart?
Crystal streamlets, gently flowing,
Busy haunts of base mankind,
Western breezes, softly blowing,
Suit not my distracted mind.
Turn again, thou fair Eliza;
If to love thy heart denies,
For pity hide the cruel sentence
Under friendship's kind disguise!
In the cause of right engaged,
Thee, dear maid, ha'e I offended?
The offence is loving thee ;
Wrongs injurious to redress,
Honour's war we strongly waged,
But the heavens denied success.
Canst thou wreck his peace for ever,
Wha for thine wad gladly dee ?
While the life beats in my bosom
Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us,
Thou shalt mix in ilka "throe :
Not a hope that dare attend.
Turn again, thou lovely maiden,
The wide world is all before us,
Ae sweet smile on me bestow.
Eut a world without a friend.
Not the bee upon the blossom,
In the pride o' sunny noon ;
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Not the little sporting fairy,
All beneath the simmer moon ;
WILLIE WrASTLE.
Not the poet in the moment
Willie Wastle dwelt on Tweed,
The spot they called it Linkum-doddie ;
Willie was a wabster guid,
Fancy lightens in his e'e,
Kens the pleasure, feels the rapture
That thy presence gi'es to me.
Could stown a clue wi' ony bodie.
He had a wife was dour and din,
Oh Tinkler Madgie was her mither ;
OH, WERE I ON PARNASSUS' HILL.
Sic a wife as Willie had,
I wad na gi'e a button for her.
Tune— "My love is lost to me."
She has an e'e, she has but ane,
Oh, were I on Parnassus* hill !
The cat has twa the very colour ;
Or had of Helicon my fill ;
Five rusty teeth forbye a stump,
That I might catch poetic skill,
A clapper-tongue wad deave a miller :
To sing how dear I love thee.
A whiskin' beard about her mou,
But Nith maun be my muse's well,
Her nose and chin they threaten ither ;
My muse maun be thy bonnie seP ;
Sic a wife as Willie had,
On Corsincon I'll glower and spell,
I wad na gi'e a button for her.
And write how dear I love thee.
She's bough-houghed, she's liein-shinned,
Then come, sweet muse, inspire my lay !
Ae limpin' leg a hand-breed shorter;
For a' the lee-lang simmer's day
She's twisted right, she's twisted left,
I couldna sing, I couldna say
To balance fair in ilka quarter ;
How much, how dear I love thee.
She has a hump upon her breast,
I see thee dancing o'er the green,
The twin o' that upon her shouther;
Thy waist sae jimp, thy limbs sae clean,
Sic a wife as Willie had,
Thy tempting lips, thy roguish een ;
I wad na gi'e a button for her.
By heaven and earth, I love thee !
Auld baudrons by the ingle sits,
By night, by day, a-field, at hame,
And wi' her loof her face a-washin' ;
The thoughts o' thee my breast inflame;
But Willie's wife is nae sae trig,
And aye I muse and sing thy name ;
She dights her grunzie wi' a hushion :
I only live to love thee.
Her walie nieves like midden-creels,
Though I were doomed to wander on
Her face wad fyle the Logan Water ;
Beyond the sea, beyond the sun,
Sic a wife as Willie had,
Till my last weary sand was run —
I wad na gi'e a button for her.
Till then, and tlien I love thee.
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BRAVING ANGRY WINTER'S STORMS.
Spicy forests, ever gay,
Tune— "Neil Gow's lament for Abercairney."
Shading from the burning ray
Hapless wretches sold to toil,
Where braving angry winter's storms,
Or the ruthless native's way,
The lofty Ochils rise,
Bent on slaughter, blood, and spoil;
Far in their shade my Peggy's charms
Woods that ever verdant wave,
First blessed my wondering eyes ;
I leave the tyrant and the slave :
As one who by some savage stream,
Give me the groves that lofty brave
A lonely gem surveys,
The storms by Castle-Gordon.
Astonished, doubly marks its beam,
Wildly here without control,
With art's most polished blaze.
Nature reigns and rules the whole;
Blessed be the wild, sequestered shade,
In that sober, pensive mood,
And blessed the day and hour,
Dearest to the feeling soul,
Where Peggy's charms J[ first surveyed,
She plants the forest, pours the flood :
When first I felt their power!
Life's poor day I'll musing rave,
The tyrant death, with grim control,
And find at night a sheltering cave,
May seize my fleeting breath ;
Where waters flow and wild woods wave,
But tearing Peggy from my soul
By bonnie Castle- Gordon.
Must be a stronger death.
BUT LATELY SEEN.
But lately seen in gladsome green,
The woods rejoiced the day ;
MUSING ON THE ROARING OCEAN.
Tune — "Druimion Dubh."
Through gentle showers the laughing flowery
In double pride were gay ;
Musing on the roaring ocean,
But now our joys are fled
Which divides my love and me;
On winter blasts awa' !
Wearying Heaven in warm devotion,
Yet maiden May in rich array,
For his weal where'er he be.
Again shall bring them a'.
Hope and fear's alternate billow
But my white pow, nae kindly thowe
Yielding late to nature's law,
Shall melt the snaws of age :
Whispering spirits round my pillow
My trunk of eild, but buss or beild,
Talk of him that's far awa'.
Sinks in time's wintry rage.
Ye whom sorrow never wounded,
Oh ! age has weary days,
Ye who never shed a tear,
And nights o' sleepless pain !
Care-untroubled, joy-surrounded,
Thou golden time o' youtlafu' prime,
Gaudy day to you is dear.
Why comes thou not agaiu ?
Gentle night, do thou befriend me ;
Downy sleep thy curtain draw;
Spirits kind, again attend me,
I DO CONFESS THOU ART SAE FAIR.
Talk of him thats far awa'.
I do confess thou art sae fair,
I wad been owre the lugs in love,
Had I not found the slightest prayer
That lips could speak thy heartcould move.
BONNIE CASTLE-GORDON.
1 do confess thee sweet, but find
Thou art sae thriftless o' thy sweets,
Tune— "Morag." Page 70.
Thy favours are the silly wind,
Streams that glide in orient plains,
That kisses ilka thing it meets.
Never bound by winter's chains;
See yonder rosebud, rich in dew,
Glowing bee on golden sands.
Amang its native briers sae coy;
There commixed with foulest stains
How soon it tines it- scent and hue
From tyranny's empurpled bands;
When pu'd and worn a common toy!
These, their richly gleaming w.
Sic fate, ere lang, shall thee betide,
I leave to tyrants and their i
Though thou may gaily bloom awhile;
Give me the stream that sweetly laves
Yet soon thou sh.tlt be thrown aside
The banks by Castle-Gordon.
Like ony common weed and vile.
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BONNIE ANN.
Ye gallants bright, I red ye right,
Beware o' bonnie Ann;
Eer comely face sae fu' o' grace,
Your heart she will trepan.
Her een sae bright, like stars by night,
Her skin is like the swan ;
Sae jimply laced her genty waist,
That sweetly ye might span.
Youth, grace, and love attendant more,
And pleasure leads the van ;
In a' their charms and conquering arms
They wait on bonnie Ann.
The captive bands may chain the hands,
But love enslaves the man;
Ye gallants braw, I red ye a',
Beware o' Mary Ann !
THE LAZY MIST.
Tune— "No Churchman am I." Page 117.
The lazy mist hangs from the brow of the hill,
Concealing the course of the dark winding rill ;
How languid the scenes, late so sprightly, appear !
A s autumn to winter resigns the pale year.
The forests are leafless, the meadows are brown,
And all the gay foppery of summer is flown;
Apart let me wander, apart let me muse,
How quick time is flying, how keen fate pursues!
How long I have lived, but how much lived in
vain !
How little of life's scanty span may remain !
What aspects old Time in his progress has worn !
"What ties cruel fate in my bosom has torn !
How foolish, or worse, till our summit is gained !
And downward, how weakened, how darkened,
how pained!
This life's not worth having with all it can give;
For something beyond it poor man sure must
live.
MY LADY'S GOWN, THERE'S GAIRS
UPON'T.
Tune—" Gregg's pipes."
My lady's gown, there's gairs upon't,
And gowden flowers sae rare upon't ;
But Jenny's jimps and jirkinet,
My lord thinks meikle mair upon't.
My lord a-hunting he is gane,
But hounds or hawks wi' him are nane ;
By Colin's cottage lies his game,
If Colin's Jenny be at hame.
My lady's white, my lady's red,
And kith and kin o' Cassillis bluid ;
But her ten-pund lands o' tocher guid
Were a' the charms his lordship lo'ecL
Out owre yon muir, out owre yon moss,
Whar gor-cocks through the heather pass,
There wons auld Colin's bonnie lass,
A lily in a wilderness.
Sae sweetly move her gentle limbs,
Like music notes o' lovers' hymns:
The diamond dew's her een sae blue,
Where laughing love sae wanton swims.
My lady's dink, my lady's dressed,
The flower and fancy o' the west;
But the lassie that a man lo'es best,
Oh that's the lass to make him blest.
THE BANKS OF NITH.
Tune— "Robie donna Gorach."
The Thames flows proudly to the sea,
Where royal cities stately stand ;
But sweeter flows the Nith, to me,
Where Cummin3 ance had high command.
When shall I see that honoured land,
That winding stream I love so dear!
Must wayward fortune's adverse hand
For ever, ever keep me here ?
How lovely, Nith, thy fruitful vales,
Where spreading hawthorns gaily bloom !
How sweetly wind thy sloping dales,
Where lambkins wanton through the broom!
Though wandering, now, must be my doom,
Far from thy bonnie banks and braes,
May there my latest hours consume
Amang the friends of early days I
COULD AUGHT OF SONG.
Could aught of song declare my pains,
Could artful numbers move thee,
The muse should tell in laboured strains,
Oh Mary, how I love thee !
They who but feign a wounded heart
May teach the lyre to languish ;
But what avails the pride of art,
When wastes the soul with anguish?
Then let the sudden bursting sigh
The heart-felt pang discover;
And in the keen, yet tender eye,
Oh read the imploring lover!
For well I know thy gentle mind
Disdains art's gay disguising;
Beyond what fancy e'er refined,
The voice of nature prizing.
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GLOOMY DECEMBER.
Time—" Wandering Willie." Page 5.
Ance mair I hail thee, thou gloomy December,
Ance mair I hail tliee wi' sorrow and care;
Sad was the parting thou makes me remember,
Parting wf Nancy, oh ! ne'er to meet mair.
Fond lovers parting is sweet painful pleasure,
Hope beaming mild on the soft parting hour;
But the dire feeling, oh farewell for ever,
Is anguish unmingled, and agony pure.
Wild as the winter now tearing the forest,
Till the last leaf o' the summer is flown,
Such is the tempest has shaken my bosom,
Since my last hope and last comfort is gone.
Still as I hail thee, thou gloomy December,
Still shall I hail thee wr sorrow and care; [ber,
For sad was the parting thou makes me reraem-
Parting wi1 Nancy, oh ! ne'er to meet mair.
OH M ALLY'S MEEK, M ALLY'S SWEET.
On Mally's meek, Mally's sweet,
Mally's modest and discreet,
Mally's rare, Mally's fair,
Mally's every w'ay complete.
As I was walking up the street,
A barefit maid I chanced to meet;
But oh the road was very hard
For that fair maiden's tender feet.
It were mair meet that those fine feet
Were weel laced up in silken shoon,
And 'twere more fit that she should sit
Within yon chariot gilt aboon.
Her yellow hair beyond compare,
Comes trinkling down her swan-white neck :
And her two eyes, like stars in skies,
Would keep a sinking ship frae wreck.
CASSILLIS' BANKS.
Now bank and brae are claithed in green,
And scattered cowslips sweetly spring;
By Girvan's fairy-haunted stream
The birdies flit on wanton wing.
To Cassillis' banks when e'ening fa's
There wi' my Mary let me flee,
There catch her ilka glance of love,
The bonnie blink o' Mary's e'e!
The cheild wha boasts o' warld's walth
Is aften laird o' meikle care;
But Mary she is a' my ain,
Ah ! fortune canna gi'e me mair.
Then let me range by Cassillis' banks,
\\ i' her, the lassie dear to me,
And catch her ilka glance o' love,
'1 he bonnie blink o' Mary's e'e !
MEG 0' THE MILL.
Tune— "Oh bonnie lass, will you lie In a
barrack?"
Oh ken ye wha Meg o' the mill has gotten ?
And ken ye what Meg o' the mill has gotten ?
She has gotten a coofwi' a claut o' siller
And broken the heart o' the barley miller.
The miller was strappin', the miller was ruddy t
A heart like a lord, and a hue like a lady :
The laird was a widdiefu', bleerit knurl ;
She's left the guid fellow and ta'en the churl.
The miller he hecht her a heart leal and loving,
The laird did address her wi' matter more mov-
ing
A fine pacing horse wi1 a clear chained bridle,
A whip by her side and a bonnie side saddle.
Oh wae on the siller, it is sae prevailing!
And wae on the love that is fixed on a mailen !
A tocher's nae word in a true lover's parle,
But gi'e me my love, and a fig for the warl I
ADOWN WINDING NITH I DID WANDER.
Tune— "Tarn Glen." Page 13.
Adown winding Nith I did wander,
To mark the sweet flowers as they spring ;
Adown winding Nith I did wander,
Of Phillis to muse and to sing.
CHORUS.
Awa1 wi' your belles and your beauties,
They never wi' her can compare :
Whaever has met wi' my Philiis,
lias met wi' the queen o' the fair.
The daisy amused my fond fancy,
So artless, so simple, so wild ;
Thou emblem, said I, o' my Phillis !
For she is simplicity's child.
The rosebud's the blush o' my charmer,
Her sweet balmy lip when 'tis pressed:
How fair and how pure is the lily,
But fairer and purer her breast.
Yon knot of gay flowers in the arbour,
They ne'er wV my Phillis can vie :
Her breath is the breath o' the woodbine,
It's dew-drop o' diamond her eye.
Her voice is the song of the morning, [grove,
That wakes through the green -spreading
When Phoehus peeps over the mountains,
On music, and pleasure and love.
But beauty, how frail and how fleetingl
The bloom of a line summer's day :
While WOrtb in the mind of my Phillis
Will nourish without a decay.
12o
RAVING WINDS AROUND HER BLOWING
Tune—" Maegregor of Ruara's lament."
Raving winds around her blowing,
Yellow leaves the woodlands strewing !
By a river hoarsely roaring,
Isabella strayed deploring:
"Farewell hours that late did measure
Sunshine days of joy and pleasure;
Hail, thou gloomy night of sorrow,
Cheerless night that knows no morrow !
11 O'er the past too fondly wandering,
On the hopeless future pondering:
Chilly grief my life-blood freezes,
Pell despair my fancy seizes.
Life, thou soul of every blessing,
Load to misery most distressing,
Gladly, Oh ! how I'd resign thee,
And to dark oblivion join thee '."
BLYTHE HA'E I BEEN ON YON HILL.
Tune—'1 Banks of Banna."
Blythe ha'e I been on yon hill,
As the lambs before me ;
Careless ilka thought and free,
As the breeze flew o'er me ;
Now nae longer sport and play,
Mirth or song can please me ;
Lesley is sae fair and coy,
Care and anguish seize me.
Heavy, heavy is the task,
Hopeless love declaring :
Trembling, I do nought but glower,
Sighing, dumb, despairing !
If she winna ease the thraws
In my bosom swelling,
Underneath the grass-green sod,
Soon maun be my dwelling.
PHILLIS THE FAIR.
Tune— "Had I a cave." Page 16.
While larks with little wing,
Fanned the pure air,
Tasting the breathing spring,
Forth I did fare:
Gay the sun's golden eye,
Peeped o'er the mountains high ;
Such thy morn ! did I ciy,
Phillis the fair.
In each bird's careless song,
Glad did I share;
While yon wild flowers among,
Chance led me there :
Sweet to the opening day,
Rosebuds bent the dewy* spray ;
Such thy bloom ! did I say,
Phillis the fair.
Down in a shady walk,
Doves cooing were :
I marked the cruel hawk
Caught in a snare ;
So kind may fortune be,
Such make his destiny,
He who would injure thee,
Phillis the fair.
COME, LET ME TAKE THEE TO MY
BREAST.
Tune—" Cauld kail," or " How long and
dreary is the night." Page 34.
Come, let me take thee to my breast,
And pledge we ne'er shall sunder;
And 1 shall spnrn as vilest dust
The warld's wealth and grandeur:
And do I hear my Jeanie own
That equal transports move her?
I ask for dearest life alone
That I may live to love her.
Thus in my arms, wi' all thy charms,
I clasp my countless treasure;
I'll seek nae mair o' heaven to share,
Than sic a moment's pleasure ;
And by thy een so bonnie blue,
I swear I'm thine for ever !
And on thy lips I seal my vow,
And break it shall I never I
ON CHLORIS BEING ILL.
Tune — " Aye waukin' 0.
Long, long the night,
Heavy comes the morrow,
While my soul's delight
Is on her bed of sorrow.
Can I cease to care,
Can I cease to languish,
While my darling fa il-
ls on the couch of anguish?
Every hope is fled,
Every fear is terror;
Slumber even I dread,
Every dream is horror.
Hear me, powers divine!
Oh ! in pity hear me !
Take aught else of mine,
But my Chloris spare ru!
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MY CIILORIS, MARK HOW GREEN THE
GROVES.
Mr Chloris, mark how preen the groves,
The primrose banks how fair ;
The balmy gales awake the flowers
And wave thy flaxen hair.
The lav'rock shuns the palace gay,
And o'er the cottage sings;
For nature smiles as sweet, I ween,
To shepherds as to kings.
Let minstrels sweep the skilfu' string
In lordly lighted ha';
The shepherd stops his simple reed,
Blythe, in the birken shaw.
The princely revel may survey
Our rustic dance wi' scorn ;
But are their hearts as light as ours
Beneath the milk-white thorn ?
The shepherd, in the flow'ry glen,
In shepherd's phrase will woo ;
The courtier tells a finer tale,
But is his heart as true ?
These wild-wood flowers I've pu'd, to deck
That spotless breast o' thine:
The c urtier's gems may witness love,
But 'tis na love like mine.
BY ALLAN STREAM I CHANCED TO
ROVE.
Tune— "Allan Water."
By Allan stream I chanced to rove,
While Phoebus sank beyond Benledi;
The winds were whispering through the grove
The yellow corn was waving ready :
I listened to a lover's sang:,
And thought on youthfu' pleasures mony;
And aye the wild-wood echoes rang,
Oh, dearly do I love thee, Annie 1
Oh, happy be the woodhine bower,
Nae nightly bogle make it eerie :
Nor ever sorrow stain the hour,
The place and time I met my deary !
Her head upon my throbbing breast,
Bhe, sinking, said, "I'm thine for ever!"
While mony a kiss the seal impressed,
The sacred vow, we ne'er should sever.
The haunt o' spring's the primrose brae,
The simmer joys the flocks to follow;
How cheery through her shortening day,
Is autumn in her weeds o' yellow!
But can they melt the glowing heart,
Or chain the soul in speechless pleasure?
Or through each nerve the rapture dart,
Like meeting her, our bosom's treasure?
HUNTING-SONG.
Tune—" I red you beware at the hunting."
The heather was blooming, the meadows were
mawn,
Our lads gaed a-hunting ae day at the dawn,
Owre moors and owre mosses and mony a glen,
At length they discovered a bonnie moor-hen.
I red you beware at the hunting, young men ;
I red you beware at the hunting, yoang men ;
Tak- some on the wing, and some as they spring,
But cannily steal on a bonnie moor-hen.
Sweet brushing the dew from the brown heather
bells,
Her colours betrayed her on yon mossy fells;
Her plumage outlustred the pride o' the spring,
And oh ! as she wantoned gay on the wing.
I red you beware, &c
Auld Phoebus himsel', as he peeped o'er the hill,
In spite at her plumage he tried his skill ;
Helevelled his rays where shebasked on the brae,
His rays were outshone, and but marked where
she lay.
I red you beware, <fec.
They hunted the valley, they hunted the hill,
The best of our lads wi' the best o' their skill ;
But still as the fairest she sat in their sight,
Then, whirr! she was over a mile at a flight
I red you beware, <kc
ADDRESS TO THE WOODLARK.
Tune— "Where will bonnie Ann lie?" or, "Loch-
Erroch side."
Oh stay, sweet warbling woodlark, stay!
Nor quit forme the trembling spray ; *
A hapless lover courts thy lay,
Thy soothing, soft complaining.
Again, again that tender part,
That I may catch thy melting art;
For surely that wad touch her heart
Wha kills me wi' disdaining.
Say, was thy little mate unkind,
And heard thee as the careless wind?
Oh! nought but lore and sorrow joined
Sic notes o' woe could wauken.
Thou tells o' never-ending care.
0' BpeeehleM gtiei, and dark despair;
For pity's sake, sweet bird, nae niair,
Or my poor heart is broken !
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THINE AM I, MY FAITHFUL FAIR.
Tune— " Liggeram Cosh."
Thine am I, my faithful fair,
Thine, my lovely Nancy ;
Every pulse within my veins,
Every roving fancy.
To thy bosom lay my heart.
There to throb and languish :
Though despair had wrung its cere,
That would heal its anguish.
Take away these rosy lips,
Rich with balmy treasure :
Turn away thine eyes of love,
Lest I die with pleasure.
What is life when wanting love?
Night without a morning :
Love's the cloudless summer sun,
Nature gay adorning.
THE BANKS OF CREE.
Here is the glen, and here the bower,
All underneath the birchen shade;
The village bell has told the hour,
Oh, what can stay my loveiy maid?
Tis not Maria's whispering call ;
'lis but the balmy breathing gale,
Mixed with some warbler's dying fall,
The dewy star of eve to hafl.
It is Maria's voice I hear!
So calls the woodlark in the grove,
His little faithful mate to cheer;
At once 'tis music and 'tis love.
And art thou come? and art thou true?
Oh welcome, dear to love and me !
And let us all our vows renew.
Along the flowery banks of Cree.
HANDSOME NELL.*
Tune—" I am a man unmarried,"
Oh once I loved a bonnie lass,
Ay, and I love her still;
And" whilst that honour warms my breast
1*11 love my handsome Nell
As bonnie lasses I ha'e seen,
And mony full as braw ;
But for a modest, gracefu' mien,
The like I never saw.
* This is the first production of the muse of Burns,
which is remarkable for its unaffected simplicity and
natural truth.
A bonnie lass, I will confess,
Is pleasant to the e'e ;
But without some better qualities,
She's no the lass for me.
But Nelly's looks are blythe and sweet,
And, what is best of a',
Her reputation is complete,
And fair without a flaw.
She dresses aye so clean and neat,
Both decent and genteel;
And then there's something in her gait
Gars ony dress look weeL
A gaudy dress and gentle air
May slightly touch the heart;
But it's innocence and modesty
That polishes the dart.
'Tis this in Nelly pleases me,
'Tis this enchants my soul;
For absolutely in my breast
She reigns without control.
FAIREST MAID ON DEVON BANKS.
Tune—" Lassie wi' the lint-white locks." P. 35-
CHORUS.
Fairest maid on Devon banks,
Crystal Devon, winding Devon,
Wilt'thou lay that frown aside
And smile as thou were wont to do?
Full well thou know'st I love thee dear;
Could'st thou to malice lend an ear?
Oh did not love exclaim, " Forbear I
Nor use a faithful lover so."
Then come, thou fairest of the fair,
Those wonted smiles, oh let me share!
And by thy beauteous self I swear
No love but thine my heart shall know.
THE SONS OF OLD KILLIE.
Tune—" Shawnboy."
Ye sons of old Killie, assembled by Willie,
To follow the noble vocation ;
Your thrifty old mother has scarce such another
To sit in that honoured station.
I've little to say, but only to pray,
As praying's the tone of your fashion ;
A prayer from the muse you well may excuse,
"lis seldom her favourite passion.
Ye powers who preside o'er the wind and the tide,
Who marked each element's border;
Who formed this frame with beneficent aim,
Whose sovereign statute is order; [tention
Within this dear mansion may wayward oon-
Or withered envy ne'er enter;
May secrecy round be the mystical bound,
.And brotherly love be the centre.
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HEY FOR A LASS WT A TOCHER.
Tune—" Balinamona ora."
Awa' wi1 your witchcraft o' beauty's alarms,
The slender bit beauty you grasp "in your arms:
Oh, gi'e me the lass that has acres o '"charms,
0!i, gi'e me the lass wi' the weel stocked farms,
CHORUS.
Then hey for a lass wi1 a tocher,
Then hey for a lass wi' a tocher,
Then hey for a lass wi' a tocher,
The nice yellow guineas for me.
Your beauty's a flower, in the morning that
blows,
And withers the faster, the faster it grows:
But the rapturous charm o' the bonnie green
knowes, [yowes.
Ilk spring they're new decked wi' bonnie white
And e'en when this beauty your bosom has
blessed. [sessed ;
The brightest o' beauty may cloy, when pos-
But the sweet yellow darlings wi' Geordie
impressed, [caressed.
The langer ye ha'e them, the mair they're
MY LOVE SHE'S BUT A LASSIE YET.
Tune— "Lady Badinscoth's reel."
My love she's but a lassie yet,
My love she's but a lassie yet,
We'll let her stand a year or twa,
She'll no be half sae saucv yet.
I rue the day I sought her O,
I rue the day I sought her, 0 ;
Wha gets her needs na say she's wooed,
But he may say he's bought her, 0!
Come, draw a drap o' the best o't yet,
Come, draw a drap o' the best o't yet;
Gae seek for pleasure where ye will*
But here I never missed it yet.
We're a' dry wi' drinking o't,
We're a' dry wi' drinking o't ;
The minister kissed the fiddler's wife,
And could na preach for thinking o't
NITIISD ALE'S WELCOME HOME.
The noble Maxwells and their powers
Are coming o'er the border,
And they'll gae bigg Ten-eagles' towers,
And set them a' in order.
And they declare Terreagles fair,
For their abode they choose it;
There's no a heart in a' the land
But's lighter at the news o't.
Though stars in skies may disappear,
And angry tempests gather,
The happy hour may soon be near
That brings us pleasant weather :
The weary night o' care and grief
May ha"'e a joyful morrow;
So dawning day has brought relief-
Farewell our night o' sorrow!
0 LEAVE NOVELS.
0 leave novels, ye Mauchline belles,
Ye're safer at your spinning-wheel ;
Such witching books are baited hooks
For rakish rooks, like Rob MossgieL
Your fine Tom Jones and Grandisons,
They make your youthful fancies reel,
They heat your bra'ins, and fire your veins,
And then you're prey for Rob MossgieL
Beware a tongue that's smoothly hung;
A heart that warmly seems to" feel;
That feeling heart but acts a part,
Tis rakish art in Rob Mossgicl.
The frank address, the soft caress,
Are worse than poison'd darts of steel ;
The frank address and politesse,
Are all finesse in Rob MossgieL
FRAE THE FRIENDS AND LAND I LOVE.
Frae the friends and land 1 love,
Driven by fortune's felly spite,
Frae my best beloved I rove,
Never mair to taste delight ;
Never mair maun hope to find
Ease frae toil, relief frae care ;
When remembrance wrecks the mind,
Pleasures but unveil despair.
Brightest climes shall mirk appear,
Desert ilka blooming shore,
Till the fates, nae mair severe,
Friendship, love, and peace restore.
Till revenge, wi' laurell'd he. id.
Bring our banislul hame again ;
And ilk loyal bonnie lad
Cross the seas and win his ain.
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