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His fait I ill deny'd,
He kifs'd, and I complyM :
I Sae Jocky promis'd me,
That he wad faithful be.
I'm glad when Jocky carries,
Sad when he gangs away ;
'T'is night when Jocky glooms,
But when he fmiles 'tis day.
When our eyes meet, I pant,
I colour, figh and faint ;
What lafs that wad be kind,
Can better tell her mind ? Q^
Had away from me> Donald,
OCome away, come away,
Come away wi' me, Jenny ;
Sic frowns I canna bear frae ane
Whafe fmiles anes ravifti'd me, Jenny ;
If you'll be kind, you'll never mid
That ought fall alter me, Jenny j
For you're the miftris of my mind,
Whate'er you think of me, Jenny.
Firft when your fweets enflav'd my heart*
You feem'd to favour me, Jenny j
But now, alas ! youacl a part
That fpeaks unconftancy, Jenny.
Unconftancy is fie a vice,
'Tis not befitting thee, Jenny ;
It fuits not with your virtue nice
To carry fae to me, Jenny.
Her Answer.
OHad away, had away,
Had away frae me, Donald %
Your heart is made o'er large for ane,
it is not meet for me, Donald
Some
His fait I ill deny'd,
He kifs'd, and I complyM :
I Sae Jocky promis'd me,
That he wad faithful be.
I'm glad when Jocky carries,
Sad when he gangs away ;
'T'is night when Jocky glooms,
But when he fmiles 'tis day.
When our eyes meet, I pant,
I colour, figh and faint ;
What lafs that wad be kind,
Can better tell her mind ? Q^
Had away from me> Donald,
OCome away, come away,
Come away wi' me, Jenny ;
Sic frowns I canna bear frae ane
Whafe fmiles anes ravifti'd me, Jenny ;
If you'll be kind, you'll never mid
That ought fall alter me, Jenny j
For you're the miftris of my mind,
Whate'er you think of me, Jenny.
Firft when your fweets enflav'd my heart*
You feem'd to favour me, Jenny j
But now, alas ! youacl a part
That fpeaks unconftancy, Jenny.
Unconftancy is fie a vice,
'Tis not befitting thee, Jenny ;
It fuits not with your virtue nice
To carry fae to me, Jenny.
Her Answer.
OHad away, had away,
Had away frae me, Donald %
Your heart is made o'er large for ane,
it is not meet for me, Donald
Some
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Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Tea-table miscellany, or, A collection of choice songs, Scots and English > (180) Page 152 - Had away frae me, Donald |
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Description | Also: Her answer. |
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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