Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > Bingley's select vocalist > Volume 2

i^^ii^Pl^^^^
A wee bij-d cami* to onr ba! door, he warb-led sweet aa' clear _tie, and
«
«t^
pi
-^]Sr=^
aye tbe oer came o' i lus san^ was "Waes me for Mnce (.har -lie Oh I
wbai.^ beard the bou-oie boa-uie bird , The tears cam* drap-pia care.- ly; I
^^^^^^!.^--f^l^.;MM
took m»^ bao—oet aff mv^ hca^drfor weel I lo'ed Triaco Char — iie.
Quo' I bird my boanie borarie bird ,
Is that a tale je borrow;
Oris't same words jrcVe learatbrrote,
Or a lilt o'dool'^an' sorrow?
"C^no, OD.ao.die wee bird sang.
"Tve Down sia' mornia* earlie;
'But sie a day o* win' an' rain.
"Oh! wacs" me for rcLncc Giarlic'
"On bins that are by rigbl bis aia
"He roams a lonclj Stran-gcr
"On ilka hand hes pressd bjrwant
"On iUia side bv danger"
"Icstrecn [ ra.ct him in a Glen
"My heart near bnxsted fairly
'tor sadljr cban^'d indeed was nc
"Oh waes me'' for Prince Charlie.'"
Dark nigbt came on the tempest h(wl'd
Out owre the hills and vallies.
"And whar.wast that jroor ftince lajdown.
"Wha's hame shoaM been a Eilace?
"Ele rovr'd him in a higbland plaid.
"Whict covered him bnt sparelj.
"And slept beneath a bnsh o' oroom;
"Oh wacs me for Brince Charlie!
Bnt now the bird saw somf redcoats.
And he shook his itongs wi' anger;
"Ohithis is no aland for me, ^,
" ni taia^r here _ nae laager:.
Awhile he hoverd on the ^niog
Ere he departed feurlr;
Bat weel I mind the faxewcU strain ^^
'Twas JlW&.es me for Frioce Charlie.' '
PiLb ^ bylBiiylay 37. Mcruyers Jo: ScxUm .