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I had a Horse.
To its own Tune.
I had a horse, and I had nae mair,
I gat him frae ray daddy,
My purse was light, and my heart was sair.
But my wit it was fu' ready.
An' sae I thought me on a time,
Out wittens of my daddy,
To fee mysell to a lawland laird,
Wha had a bonny lady.
I wrote a letter, and thus began,
" Madam be not offended,
rt I'm o'er the lugs in love wi' you,
" An' care not though ye kend it :
" For I get little frae the laird,
" An' far less frae my daddy,
" An' I wad blythly be the man,
" Wad strive to please my lady.
She read the letter an' she leugh,
Ye needna been sae blate, man,
You might ha'e come to me yoursell,
An' tauld me o' your state, man :
I had a Horse.
To its own Tune.
I had a horse, and I had nae mair,
I gat him frae ray daddy,
My purse was light, and my heart was sair.
But my wit it was fu' ready.
An' sae I thought me on a time,
Out wittens of my daddy,
To fee mysell to a lawland laird,
Wha had a bonny lady.
I wrote a letter, and thus began,
" Madam be not offended,
rt I'm o'er the lugs in love wi' you,
" An' care not though ye kend it :
" For I get little frae the laird,
" An' far less frae my daddy,
" An' I wad blythly be the man,
" Wad strive to please my lady.
She read the letter an' she leugh,
Ye needna been sae blate, man,
You might ha'e come to me yoursell,
An' tauld me o' your state, man :
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Caledonian songster > (70) Page 66 - I had a horse |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90260268 |
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| Description | A selection of choice Scottish songs. Dunbar : T. Oliver for G. Miller, 1805. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.70 |
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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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