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WHA'S AT THE WINDOW, WHA, WHA ?
Words by Alexander Carlile. Music by R. A. Smith.
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wha's at the win - dow, wha, wha? wha's at the win-dow,
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wha, wha? Wha but blythe Ja - mie Glen, He's come sax miles and ten, To
tak' bon-nie Jean-ie a - wa\ a - wa', To tak' bon-nie Jean-ie a - wa\
He has plighted his troth an' a', an' a',
Leal love to gie an' a', an' a' ;
And sae has she done,
By a' that's aboon,
For he lo'es her, she lo'es him, 'boon a', 'boon a'
He lo'es her, she lo'es him, 'boon a'.
Bridal maidens are braw, braw,
Bridal maidens are braw, braw ;
But the bride's modest e'e,
An' warm cheek are to me,
'Boon pearlins and brooches, an' a', an a',
'Boon pearlins and brooches, an' a'.
There's mirth on the green, in the ha', the ha',
There's mirth on the green, in the ha', the ha',
There's laughing, there's quaffing,
There's jesting, there's daffing,
And the bride's father's blythest of a', of a',
And the bride's father's blythest of a'.
It's no that she's Jamie's ava, ava,
It's no that she's Jamie's ava, ava,
That my heart is sae eerie,
When a' the lave's ch eerie,
But it's just that she'll aye be awa', ai\a',
But it's just that she'll aye be awa'.
Inserted by permission of Mr. Joseph M'Fadyen.