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He's wIllIiTg to make me his aln^
An' his ain I am willing to be.
He coft me a rokley o' blue,
A pair o' mittens o' green.
And bis price was a kiss, o' mou ;
An' I paid him the debt yestreen.
My mither's ay makin' a phraze.
That I'm lucky young to be wed ;
But lang ere she countit my days,
O' me she was brought to bed :
Sae mither, just settle your tongue.
An' dinna be flytin' sae bauld.
For we can do the thing when we're young.
That we canna do weel when v/e're auld,
I'M O'EU YOUNG TO MARUY YET.
[The chorus is old ; the rest is BuRNs's.]
I AM my mammy's ae bairn,
Wi' unco folk I weary, sir.
And lying m a man's bed,
I'lpn fley'd it make me irie. sir.
I'm o'er young, I'm o'er young,
I'm o'er young to marry yet,
I'm o'er young, 'iwacl he a sin
To iak mefrae my mammy yet.
Hallowmass is come and gane.
The nights are lang in winter, sir ;
And you an' I in ae bed.
In trowth, I dare na venture, sir
I'm o'er muns, &c.
He's wIllIiTg to make me his aln^
An' his ain I am willing to be.
He coft me a rokley o' blue,
A pair o' mittens o' green.
And bis price was a kiss, o' mou ;
An' I paid him the debt yestreen.
My mither's ay makin' a phraze.
That I'm lucky young to be wed ;
But lang ere she countit my days,
O' me she was brought to bed :
Sae mither, just settle your tongue.
An' dinna be flytin' sae bauld.
For we can do the thing when we're young.
That we canna do weel when v/e're auld,
I'M O'EU YOUNG TO MARUY YET.
[The chorus is old ; the rest is BuRNs's.]
I AM my mammy's ae bairn,
Wi' unco folk I weary, sir.
And lying m a man's bed,
I'lpn fley'd it make me irie. sir.
I'm o'er young, I'm o'er young,
I'm o'er young to marry yet,
I'm o'er young, 'iwacl he a sin
To iak mefrae my mammy yet.
Hallowmass is come and gane.
The nights are lang in winter, sir ;
And you an' I in ae bed.
In trowth, I dare na venture, sir
I'm o'er muns, &c.
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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 > (255) Page 233 - I'm o'er young to marry yet |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87727530 |
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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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