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!>I A G G Y L A U r H E R.
^.H A'wou’dija be in love
» 4' wi* bomi) Mag|ry Lauthcr,
A. pipei* met her gacn through Fife,
be fpeir'4 what was’t they c?/d her ? •
Right kornfuliy ft.e anftver^ hrm,
begone yr.u hailan-fliakr r.
Job on ycur gate ycu blarher-lkate,
rry name-is Maggy Lauther.
Maggy, quo’ he, now by my bags,
I’m fidging fain to fee thee,
:±;t down by me my bonny bird,
. indeed I winna Iteer thee :
For 1 an a piper to my trade.
;ny name is Rob tire Ranter,
T ite lafles lp«p as tlvey were daft, •
when I biavv up my chanter.
Piper, qup1 -Meg, hae ye your bags,
or 15 your drone in order ?
Gif' ye be Rob we’ve heard of you,
iwp ye upo’ t:ie border l
Ihs kintry a* baith for and r^*ar,
has heard ot Rob the Ranter,
i’ii Ciake niy foot wi! right good will,
gif ye’il blaw up your chanter.
Then to his bags he flew with fpeed,
aud round the drone bs Swifted,*
^.H A'wou’dija be in love
» 4' wi* bomi) Mag|ry Lauthcr,
A. pipei* met her gacn through Fife,
be fpeir'4 what was’t they c?/d her ? •
Right kornfuliy ft.e anftver^ hrm,
begone yr.u hailan-fliakr r.
Job on ycur gate ycu blarher-lkate,
rry name-is Maggy Lauther.
Maggy, quo’ he, now by my bags,
I’m fidging fain to fee thee,
:±;t down by me my bonny bird,
. indeed I winna Iteer thee :
For 1 an a piper to my trade.
;ny name is Rob tire Ranter,
T ite lafles lp«p as tlvey were daft, •
when I biavv up my chanter.
Piper, qup1 -Meg, hae ye your bags,
or 15 your drone in order ?
Gif' ye be Rob we’ve heard of you,
iwp ye upo’ t:ie border l
Ihs kintry a* baith for and r^*ar,
has heard ot Rob the Ranter,
i’ii Ciake niy foot wi! right good will,
gif ye’il blaw up your chanter.
Then to his bags he flew with fpeed,
aud round the drone bs Swifted,*
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| Chapbooks printed in Scotland > Scotland/Scots > Excellent old song intitled, Maggy Lauther > (2) |
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| Description | To which are added, The farmer's son. The fond swain and sleeping maid. The sailor's return. Glasgow : Printed by J. & M. Robertson, Saltmarket, 1802. |
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| Shelfmark | L.C.2837(24) |
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| Description | Over 3,000 chapbooks published in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries. Subjects include courtship, humour, occupations, fairs, apparitions, war, politics, crime, executions, Jacobites, transvestites, and freemasonry. Chapbooks are small booklets of 8, 12, 16 and 24 pages, often illustrated with crude woodcuts. Produced cheaply and sold by peddlars on the streets, they formed the staple reading material of the common people, along with broadsides. |
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