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Right fain wad I tak' your offer.
Sweet sir - but I'll tyne my tocher ;
Then, Sandy, ye'll fret,
And wyte your puir Kate,
Whene'er ye keek in your toom coffer.
For though my father has plenty
Of silver, and plenishing dainty,
Yet he's unco sweir
To twine wi' his gear ;
And sae we had need to be tenty.
Tutor my parents wi' caution,
Be wylie in ilka motion ;
Brag weel o' your land,
And^ there's my leal hand.
Win them, I'll be at your devotion.
DUETT— PHILLY AND WILLY.
BURNS.
Tune— T/ie Sow's Tail,
HE.
O Philly, happy be that day.
When, roving through the gather'd hay.
My youthfu' heart was stown away,
And by thy charms, my Philly.
SHE.
O, Willy, aye I bless the grove.
Where first I own'd my maiden love.
Whilst thou didst pledge the Powers above,
To be my ain dear Willy.
HE.
As songsters of the early year
Are ilka day more sweet to hear,
Right fain wad I tak' your offer.
Sweet sir - but I'll tyne my tocher ;
Then, Sandy, ye'll fret,
And wyte your puir Kate,
Whene'er ye keek in your toom coffer.
For though my father has plenty
Of silver, and plenishing dainty,
Yet he's unco sweir
To twine wi' his gear ;
And sae we had need to be tenty.
Tutor my parents wi' caution,
Be wylie in ilka motion ;
Brag weel o' your land,
And^ there's my leal hand.
Win them, I'll be at your devotion.
DUETT— PHILLY AND WILLY.
BURNS.
Tune— T/ie Sow's Tail,
HE.
O Philly, happy be that day.
When, roving through the gather'd hay.
My youthfu' heart was stown away,
And by thy charms, my Philly.
SHE.
O, Willy, aye I bless the grove.
Where first I own'd my maiden love.
Whilst thou didst pledge the Powers above,
To be my ain dear Willy.
HE.
As songsters of the early year
Are ilka day more sweet to hear,
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Scottish songs > Volume 1 > (305) Page 203 - Philly and Willy |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90292552 |
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| Description | Duet. |
| Shelfmark | Glen.105 |
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| Description | Collected and illustrated by Robert Chambers. Edinburgh: Printed by Ballantyne and Co., for W. Tait, 1829. 2 volumes (627 pages). Paged continuously. Without music; tunes indicated by title. Partial contents: A weary lot is thine -- Donald Caird -- From the brown crest of Newark -- Nora's vow -- O, hush thee, my baby -- The cyprus wreath -- Young Lochinvar -- Where shall the lover rest -- Blue bonnets over the border -- Jock o' Hazeldean -- Pibroch of Donuil Dhu -- Hunting song -- The foray -- MacGregor's gathering. The bonnets of Bonnie Dundee is listed among the Contents but is not included. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.105-105a |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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