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OR, CALEDONIAN WARBLER. 329
MAGGIE'S TOCHER.
The meal was dear short syne,
We buckled us a' thegither ;
And Maggie was in her prime
When Willie made courtship till her.
Twa pistols charged beguess,
To gie the courting shot ;
And syne came ben the lass,
Wi' swats drawn frae the butt.
He first speir'd at the gudeman,
And syne at Giles the mither,
An' ye wad gie's a bit land,
We'd buckle us e'en thegither.
My dochter ye shall hae,
I'll gie you her by the hand :
But I'll part wi' my wife, by my fae,
Or I part wi' my land.
Your tocher it sail be good,
There's nane sail hae its maik,
The lass bound in her snoud,
And Crummie wha kens her stake
Wi' an auld bedding o' claes,
Was left me by my mither,
They're jet black o'er wi flaes,
Ye may cuddle in them thegither.
MAGGIE'S TOCHER.
The meal was dear short syne,
We buckled us a' thegither ;
And Maggie was in her prime
When Willie made courtship till her.
Twa pistols charged beguess,
To gie the courting shot ;
And syne came ben the lass,
Wi' swats drawn frae the butt.
He first speir'd at the gudeman,
And syne at Giles the mither,
An' ye wad gie's a bit land,
We'd buckle us e'en thegither.
My dochter ye shall hae,
I'll gie you her by the hand :
But I'll part wi' my wife, by my fae,
Or I part wi' my land.
Your tocher it sail be good,
There's nane sail hae its maik,
The lass bound in her snoud,
And Crummie wha kens her stake
Wi' an auld bedding o' claes,
Was left me by my mither,
They're jet black o'er wi flaes,
Ye may cuddle in them thegither.
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Pocket songster, or, Caledonian warbler > (345) Page 329 - Maggie's tocher |
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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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