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268 THE POCKET SONGSTER ;
Since whene'er I screw up my tliairm pins for a
reel,
The warld's cankerin cares are pack'd afF to the
deil.
I gang daunerin up, an' daunerin down,
An' mak blythe in their turn baith the kintra
an' town.
Gie's a waught o' your nappy, that rosin's my bow,
An' gars me play wi' bir, though it whitens my
pow.
But music is drouthy,- — the muses like drink,
Castaly was punch, — Helicon whisky skink.
Ndcht's like lifting this up, an' pouring this
down.
Oh ! it's that keeps me daunerin sae blythe up
an' down. T. A,
CONTENTED WF LITTLE,
Tune — Lumps o Puddings.
Contented wi' little, and cantie wi' mair,
Whene'er I forgather wi' sorrow and care,
I gie them a skelp as they're creeping alang,
Wi' a cog o' gude swats, an' an auld Scottish sang.
I whyles claw the elbow o' troublesome tlioi%lit ;
But man is a sodger, an' life is a faught.
Since whene'er I screw up my tliairm pins for a
reel,
The warld's cankerin cares are pack'd afF to the
deil.
I gang daunerin up, an' daunerin down,
An' mak blythe in their turn baith the kintra
an' town.
Gie's a waught o' your nappy, that rosin's my bow,
An' gars me play wi' bir, though it whitens my
pow.
But music is drouthy,- — the muses like drink,
Castaly was punch, — Helicon whisky skink.
Ndcht's like lifting this up, an' pouring this
down.
Oh ! it's that keeps me daunerin sae blythe up
an' down. T. A,
CONTENTED WF LITTLE,
Tune — Lumps o Puddings.
Contented wi' little, and cantie wi' mair,
Whene'er I forgather wi' sorrow and care,
I gie them a skelp as they're creeping alang,
Wi' a cog o' gude swats, an' an auld Scottish sang.
I whyles claw the elbow o' troublesome tlioi%lit ;
But man is a sodger, an' life is a faught.
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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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| 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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