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118 SONGS.
Whan we were bairnies on yon brae.
An' youth was blinking bonny, O,
Aft we wad daff the lee-lang; day.
Our joys fii' sweet an' mony, O ;
Aft I wad chase thee o'er the lea,
An' round about the thorny tree ;
Or pu' the wild flowers a' for thee.
My only jo an' dearie, O.
I hae a wish I canna tine,
'Maug a' the cares that grieve me, O ;
I wish that thou wert ever mine.
An' never mair to leave me, O :
Then I wad dawt thee night an' day,
Nae ither warldly care wad hae.
Till life's warm stream forgat to play.
My only jo an' deatie, O.

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Poems and songs
DescriptionBy the late Richard Gall with a memoir of the author. Edinburgh : From the Press of Oliver and Boyd, 1819.
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Glen Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish 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.
Special collections of printed music
DescriptionThe 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.