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My Only Jo an 9 Dearie O.
To its own Tune.
Thy cheek is o' the roses hue,-
My only jo an' dearie O ',
Thy neck is o' the siller dew,
Upon the bank sae brierie O;
Thy teeth are o' the ivory,
O sweet's the twinkle o' thine ee,
Nae joy, nae pleasure, blinks on me,
My only jo an' dearie O.
The birdie sings upon the thorn,
It sings o' joy fu' cheer ie O,
Rejoicing in the simmer morn,
Nae care to mak it eerie O ;
But little kens the sangster sweet,
Aught o' the care I hae to meet,
That gars my restless bosom beat,
My only jo an' dearie O.
Whan we were bairnies on yon brae,
An' youth was blinkin bonnie O,
Aft we wad daff the li'elang day,
Our joys fu' sweet an' monie O.
Aft I wad chace thee o'er the lee,
An' round about the thorny tree,
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Caledonian songster
DescriptionA selection of choice Scottish songs. Dunbar : T. Oliver for G. Miller, 1805.
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Glen Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish 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.
Special collections of printed music
DescriptionThe 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.