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A gentler face, and silk attire,
A lady rich in beauty's blossom,
Alake, poor me, will now conspire
To steal thee from thy Peggie's bosom.
No more the shepherd, who excell'd
The rest, whose wit made them to wonder,
Shall now his Peggie's praises tell ;
Oh ! I can die, but never sunder.
Ye meadows, where we often stray'd,
Ye banks, where we were wont to wander.
Sweet-scented rocks, round which we play'd,
You'll lose your sweets when we're asunder.
Again, ah, shall I never creep
Around the knowe, with silent duty,
Kindly to watch thee while asleep.
And wonder at thy manly beauty ?
Hear, Heaven, while solemnly I vow.
Though thou shouldst prove a wand'ring lover,
Through life to thee I shall prove true,
Nor be a wife to any other.
MY JO JANET,
Tune — My Jo Janet.
Sweet sir, for your courtesie,
When ye come by the Bass, then,
For the love ye bear to me.
Buy me a keekin' glass, then.
Keek into the draw-well,
Janet, Janet ;
There ye'll see your bonnie sell,
My jo Janet.
A gentler face, and silk attire,
A lady rich in beauty's blossom,
Alake, poor me, will now conspire
To steal thee from thy Peggie's bosom.
No more the shepherd, who excell'd
The rest, whose wit made them to wonder,
Shall now his Peggie's praises tell ;
Oh ! I can die, but never sunder.
Ye meadows, where we often stray'd,
Ye banks, where we were wont to wander.
Sweet-scented rocks, round which we play'd,
You'll lose your sweets when we're asunder.
Again, ah, shall I never creep
Around the knowe, with silent duty,
Kindly to watch thee while asleep.
And wonder at thy manly beauty ?
Hear, Heaven, while solemnly I vow.
Though thou shouldst prove a wand'ring lover,
Through life to thee I shall prove true,
Nor be a wife to any other.
MY JO JANET,
Tune — My Jo Janet.
Sweet sir, for your courtesie,
When ye come by the Bass, then,
For the love ye bear to me.
Buy me a keekin' glass, then.
Keek into the draw-well,
Janet, Janet ;
There ye'll see your bonnie sell,
My jo Janet.
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Scottish songs > Volume 2 > (91) Page 391 - My jo, Janet |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.105a |
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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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