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CCCCLXI. THE BKOOM BLOOMS BONNY. 405
per'd in parlour, it's whisper'd in ha," together with the ele-
gant original little air of one strain, to which the words are
adapted, were recovered by Burns, and transmitted to John-
son for his Museum. This song is to be found in no other
work,
CCCCLXII.
THE RANTIN LADDIE.
This old ballad, beginning " Aften hae I play'd at cards
and the dice," as well as the original air, were also communi-
cated by Burns to the publisher of the Museum, The chasm
which appears near the conclusion of the ballad ought to be
filled up, by restoring the two following lines : —
As to gar her sit in father's kitchen neuk.
And balow a bastard babie.
Johnson, in place of the word balota, (that is, to hush or sing"
to sleep), has printed it belozv. This error destroys the sense,
and should therefore be corrected.
CCCCLXIII.
THE LASS THAT WINNA SIT DOWN.
The humorous song, beginning " What think ye o' the
scornfu' quine ?" was written and composed by the late Mr
Alexander Robertson, engraver, Edinburgh, who for a long
time played the music bells of the High Church in that city.
He likewise for many years engraved most of the landscapes
which embellished the Edinburgh Magazine. The words
are adapted to the " Orchall Strathspey" in Aird's Collection,
vol. iii. p. 193.
CCCCLXIV.
MAY, THY MORN,
This song was written by Burns for the Museum. The
air was likewise communicated by the bard; but it is evidently
a slight variation of the ancient tune called " Andro and his
Cutty Gun," inserted in a former part of the work. Burns'
manuscripts of the music and words are in the Editor's pos-
session.