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Tlie cheerful parish-bells had rung,
With eager steps he trudg'd along,
While flow'ry garlands round him hung,
Which shepherds us'd to wear :
He tap't the window, '* Hastft, my dear/'
Jenny, impatient, cried, ' Who's there ?'
** 'Tis I, my love, and no one near,
*' Step gently down, you've nought to fear,
" With Jockey to the Fair;
'^ Step gently down," &c.
^ My dad and mammy's fast asleep,
' My brother's up, and with the sheep,
^ And will you still your promise keep,
' Which I have heard you swear ?
' And will you ever constant prove V
^' I will, by all the powers above !
*' And ne'er deceive my charming dove :
'^ Dispel those doubts, and haste, my love,
" With Jockey to the Fair;
" Dispel those doubts, &c,
*' Behold the ring,'* the shepherd cried,
'^ Will Jenny be my charming bride,
'* Let Cupid be our happy guide,
'' And Hymen meet us there/'
Then Jockey did his vows renew,
He would be constant, would he true,
Tlie cheerful parish-bells had rung,
With eager steps he trudg'd along,
While flow'ry garlands round him hung,
Which shepherds us'd to wear :
He tap't the window, '* Hastft, my dear/'
Jenny, impatient, cried, ' Who's there ?'
** 'Tis I, my love, and no one near,
*' Step gently down, you've nought to fear,
" With Jockey to the Fair;
'^ Step gently down," &c.
^ My dad and mammy's fast asleep,
' My brother's up, and with the sheep,
^ And will you still your promise keep,
' Which I have heard you swear ?
' And will you ever constant prove V
^' I will, by all the powers above !
*' And ne'er deceive my charming dove :
'^ Dispel those doubts, and haste, my love,
" With Jockey to the Fair;
" Dispel those doubts, &c,
*' Behold the ring,'* the shepherd cried,
'^ Will Jenny be my charming bride,
'* Let Cupid be our happy guide,
'' And Hymen meet us there/'
Then Jockey did his vows renew,
He would be constant, would he true,
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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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