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77/ E (ORB IK AND THE CRAW.
tree, * Come o'er the loch, come o'er the loch. Come o'er the loch to me'.'
The Craw }>ut \\\> his sooty head,
And look'd owe the nest whare lie lay,
And gied a flaff wi' his ronsty wing's,
An<l cried whare te f whare te ?'
Corbie. "Te pike a dead man that's lying
Ahint yon meikle stane.
, Craw. 'Is he fat, is he fat, is he fat, is ' he fat?
If no , we may let him alane?
Corbie. "He cam frae merry England, to steal
The sheep, and kill the deer?'
('raw, '111 come, III come^for an Englishman
Is aye the best W* cheer'.
Corbie. "O we may breakfast on his breast,
And on his back may dine 5
For the Jave a' fled to their ain cotintric,
And they've ne'er been back sinsyjje?'
ROCK AND A WEE PICKLE TOW.
Old Set.
k. s. ' fc. Mm. I'm acii
4 i ^ n,i um\ \\\ flj m
There was an auld wife had a wee j>ic_kle tow, Aiul she wad gac
:vi mi Ji j r r u 1 n ir i 11 T r
m
m
1 h' ' I111 Pi
try the s^in-iiing <vt; But lou-tin .' her down, her rock took a !<>•«, And
77/ E (ORB IK AND THE CRAW.
tree, * Come o'er the loch, come o'er the loch. Come o'er the loch to me'.'
The Craw }>ut \\\> his sooty head,
And look'd owe the nest whare lie lay,
And gied a flaff wi' his ronsty wing's,
An<l cried whare te f whare te ?'
Corbie. "Te pike a dead man that's lying
Ahint yon meikle stane.
, Craw. 'Is he fat, is he fat, is he fat, is ' he fat?
If no , we may let him alane?
Corbie. "He cam frae merry England, to steal
The sheep, and kill the deer?'
('raw, '111 come, III come^for an Englishman
Is aye the best W* cheer'.
Corbie. "O we may breakfast on his breast,
And on his back may dine 5
For the Jave a' fled to their ain cotintric,
And they've ne'er been back sinsyjje?'
ROCK AND A WEE PICKLE TOW.
Old Set.
k. s. ' fc. Mm. I'm acii
4 i ^ n,i um\ \\\ flj m
There was an auld wife had a wee j>ic_kle tow, Aiul she wad gac
:vi mi Ji j r r u 1 n ir i 11 T r
m
m
1 h' ' I111 Pi
try the s^in-iiing <vt; But lou-tin .' her down, her rock took a !<>•«, And
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Description | Also: Rock and a wee pickle tow |
Shelfmark | Glen.217a |
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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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