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iy4- THE MUSICAL REPOSITORY,
Gin a body meet a body
Comin frae the well,
Gin a body kifs a body,
Need a body tell ?
Ilka body has a body.
Ne'er a ane hae. I ;
But a' the lads they lo'e me weel,
And what the war am 1 ?
Gin ar body meet a body
• Comin frae the town.
Gin a body kifs a body.
Need a body gloom ?
Ilka Jenny has her Jockey,
Ne'er a ane hae I ; >
But a the lads they lo'e me weel.
And what the war am 1?
SONG Lxxvn.
Original -words of the foregoing Tune.
COMIN through the rj'C, poor body,
Comin through the rye,
She draigl't a' her petticotie,
Comin through the rye.
Oh Jenny's a' weet, poor body,
Jenny's feldom diy,
She draigl't a her petticotie^
Gomin through the tye.
Gin a body meet a body
Comin frae the well,
Gin a body kifs a body,
Need a body tell ?
Ilka body has a body.
Ne'er a ane hae. I ;
But a' the lads they lo'e me weel,
And what the war am 1 ?
Gin ar body meet a body
• Comin frae the town.
Gin a body kifs a body.
Need a body gloom ?
Ilka Jenny has her Jockey,
Ne'er a ane hae I ; >
But a the lads they lo'e me weel.
And what the war am 1?
SONG Lxxvn.
Original -words of the foregoing Tune.
COMIN through the rj'C, poor body,
Comin through the rye,
She draigl't a' her petticotie,
Comin through the rye.
Oh Jenny's a' weet, poor body,
Jenny's feldom diy,
She draigl't a her petticotie^
Gomin through the tye.
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| Description | Song LXXVII. |
| Description | A collection of favourite Scotch, English, and Irish songs, set to music. Glasgow : Printed by Alex. Adam, for A. Carrick , 1799. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.47 |
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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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