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The woodbine I will pu', when the e'enin' star is Bear,
I'll pu' the vi'let too, which weel she fa's to wear;
Wi' ilka flow'r on hill or dale, that's sweet or comely
seen,
An' a' to be a posie to my ain dear Jean.
I'll tie the posie roun' wi' the silken cord o' love,
An' place it in her bosom, then swear by all above,
That to my latest breath o' life the band sal ay remain.
An* this will be a posie to my ain dear Jean,
O Willie hrew'd a Peck d* Mmi.
To its own Tune.
O Willie brew'd a peck o' maut,
An' Rob an' Allan cam to see ;
Three blyther hearts that lee-lang night,
Te wadna found in Christendie.
We are na fou, we're nae that fou,
But just a drappie in our ee,
The cock may craw, the day may daw,
An' ay we'll taste the barley bree,
The woodbine I will pu', when the e'enin' star is Bear,
I'll pu' the vi'let too, which weel she fa's to wear;
Wi' ilka flow'r on hill or dale, that's sweet or comely
seen,
An' a' to be a posie to my ain dear Jean.
I'll tie the posie roun' wi' the silken cord o' love,
An' place it in her bosom, then swear by all above,
That to my latest breath o' life the band sal ay remain.
An* this will be a posie to my ain dear Jean,
O Willie hrew'd a Peck d* Mmi.
To its own Tune.
O Willie brew'd a peck o' maut,
An' Rob an' Allan cam to see ;
Three blyther hearts that lee-lang night,
Te wadna found in Christendie.
We are na fou, we're nae that fou,
But just a drappie in our ee,
The cock may craw, the day may daw,
An' ay we'll taste the barley bree,
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Caledonian songster > (94) Page 90 - O Willie brew'd a peck o' maut |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90260556 |
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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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