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OR, CALEDONIAN WARBLER. 143
It's ye hae wooers monie ane,
An' lassie, ye're but young, ye ken ;
Then wait a Avee, and cannie wale
A routhie butt, a routhie ben :
There's Johnnie o' the Buskie-glen,
Fu' is his barn, fu' is his byre ;
Tak this frae me, my bonnie hen,
It's plenty beets the lover's fire.
" For Johnnie o' the Buskie-glen,
I dinna care a single flee ;
He lo'es sae weel his craps and kye,
He has nae love to spare for me :
But blythe's the blink o' Robie's ee,
An' weel a-wat he lo'es me dear :
Ae blink o' him I wadna gie
For Buskie-glen an' a' his gear."
O thoughtless lassie, life's a faught ;
The canniest gate, the strife is sair ;
But aye fu' han't is fechtin best,
A hungry care's an unco care :
But some will spend, and some will spare,
An' wilfu' folk maun hae their will ;
Syne as ye brew, my maiden fair,
Keep mind that ye maun drink the yill.
" O geaf will buy me rigs o' land,
An' gear will buy me sheep and kye ;
But the tender heart o' leesome lovC)
The gOAvd and siller canna buy:
It's ye hae wooers monie ane,
An' lassie, ye're but young, ye ken ;
Then wait a Avee, and cannie wale
A routhie butt, a routhie ben :
There's Johnnie o' the Buskie-glen,
Fu' is his barn, fu' is his byre ;
Tak this frae me, my bonnie hen,
It's plenty beets the lover's fire.
" For Johnnie o' the Buskie-glen,
I dinna care a single flee ;
He lo'es sae weel his craps and kye,
He has nae love to spare for me :
But blythe's the blink o' Robie's ee,
An' weel a-wat he lo'es me dear :
Ae blink o' him I wadna gie
For Buskie-glen an' a' his gear."
O thoughtless lassie, life's a faught ;
The canniest gate, the strife is sair ;
But aye fu' han't is fechtin best,
A hungry care's an unco care :
But some will spend, and some will spare,
An' wilfu' folk maun hae their will ;
Syne as ye brew, my maiden fair,
Keep mind that ye maun drink the yill.
" O geaf will buy me rigs o' land,
An' gear will buy me sheep and kye ;
But the tender heart o' leesome lovC)
The gOAvd and siller canna buy:
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| Description | A collection of popular Scotch songs, and a selection of new ones, to which is added, a variety of toasts and sentiments. Embellished with a portrait of Tannahill and four elegant engravings. Edinburgh: T. Colquhoun, 1823. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.1 |
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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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