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I'll tak ye to my father's ha',
In yon green fields beside the shaw ;
I'll mak you lady o' them a'.
The brawest wife in Gowrie.
A silken gown o' siller grey.
My mither coft last new-year's day.
And buskit me frae tap to tae.
To keep me out o' Gowrie.
Daft Will, short syne, cam courting Nell,
And wan the lass, but what befel.
Or whare she's gane, she kens hersel.
She staid na lang in Gowrie.
Sic thoughts, dear Katie, ill combine
Wi' beauty rare, and wit like thine ;
Except yoursel, my bonny quean^
I care for nought in Gowrie.
Since first I saw you in the sheal.
To you my heart's been true and leal ;
The darkest night I fear nae de'D,
Warlock, or witch, in GoAvrie.
Saft kisses on her lips I laid.
The blush upon her cheeks soon spread.
She whisper'd modestly, and said,
O Pate, I'll stay in Gowrie !
The auld folks soon gae their consent.
Syne for Mess John they quickly sent,
Wha ty'd them to their heart's content^
And now she's Ladv Gowrie,
I'll tak ye to my father's ha',
In yon green fields beside the shaw ;
I'll mak you lady o' them a'.
The brawest wife in Gowrie.
A silken gown o' siller grey.
My mither coft last new-year's day.
And buskit me frae tap to tae.
To keep me out o' Gowrie.
Daft Will, short syne, cam courting Nell,
And wan the lass, but what befel.
Or whare she's gane, she kens hersel.
She staid na lang in Gowrie.
Sic thoughts, dear Katie, ill combine
Wi' beauty rare, and wit like thine ;
Except yoursel, my bonny quean^
I care for nought in Gowrie.
Since first I saw you in the sheal.
To you my heart's been true and leal ;
The darkest night I fear nae de'D,
Warlock, or witch, in GoAvrie.
Saft kisses on her lips I laid.
The blush upon her cheeks soon spread.
She whisper'd modestly, and said,
O Pate, I'll stay in Gowrie !
The auld folks soon gae their consent.
Syne for Mess John they quickly sent,
Wha ty'd them to their heart's content^
And now she's Ladv Gowrie,
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, tales, and songs > Volume 2 > (228) Page 206 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87727206 |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.53a |
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| Description | With explanatory notes and observations [compiled] by John Gilchrist. Edinburgh : W. Blackwood, 1815. 2 volumes: v. 1. Ballads. Tales.--v. 2. Tales, continued. Songs. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.53-53a |
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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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