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What's this now, gudewife ?
What's this I see ?
How cam this wig here,
Without the leave o' me ?
A wig I quo' she ;
Aye, a wig, quo' he.
Ye auld blind dotard carle,
And blinder mat ye be I
'Tis naething but a clocken-hen
My minnie sent to me.
A clocken-hen ! quo' he ;
Aye, a clocken-hen, quo' she.
Far hae I ridden.
And muckle hae I seen,
But pouther on a clocken-hen
Saw I never nane.
Our gudeman cam hame at e'en,
And hame cam he ;
And there he saw a mickle coat,
Where nae coat should be.
How cam this coat here ?
How can this be ?
How cam this coat here,
Without the leave o' me ?
A coat ! quo she ;
Ay, a coat, quo' he.
Ye auld blind dotard carle,
And blinder mat ye be !
It's but a pair o' blankets
My minnie sent to me.
Blankets ! quo' he ;
Ay, blankets, quo' she.
Far hae I ridden,
And muckle hae I seen ;
But buttons upon blankets
Saw I never nane !
What's this now, gudewife ?
What's this I see ?
How cam this wig here,
Without the leave o' me ?
A wig I quo' she ;
Aye, a wig, quo' he.
Ye auld blind dotard carle,
And blinder mat ye be I
'Tis naething but a clocken-hen
My minnie sent to me.
A clocken-hen ! quo' he ;
Aye, a clocken-hen, quo' she.
Far hae I ridden.
And muckle hae I seen,
But pouther on a clocken-hen
Saw I never nane.
Our gudeman cam hame at e'en,
And hame cam he ;
And there he saw a mickle coat,
Where nae coat should be.
How cam this coat here ?
How can this be ?
How cam this coat here,
Without the leave o' me ?
A coat ! quo she ;
Ay, a coat, quo' he.
Ye auld blind dotard carle,
And blinder mat ye be !
It's but a pair o' blankets
My minnie sent to me.
Blankets ! quo' he ;
Ay, blankets, quo' she.
Far hae I ridden,
And muckle hae I seen ;
But buttons upon blankets
Saw I never nane !
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Scottish songs > Volume 1 > (316) Page 214 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90292684 |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.105 |
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| Description | Collected and illustrated by Robert Chambers. Edinburgh: Printed by Ballantyne and Co., for W. Tait, 1829. 2 volumes (627 pages). Paged continuously. Without music; tunes indicated by title. Partial contents: A weary lot is thine -- Donald Caird -- From the brown crest of Newark -- Nora's vow -- O, hush thee, my baby -- The cyprus wreath -- Young Lochinvar -- Where shall the lover rest -- Blue bonnets over the border -- Jock o' Hazeldean -- Pibroch of Donuil Dhu -- Hunting song -- The foray -- MacGregor's gathering. The bonnets of Bonnie Dundee is listed among the Contents but is not included. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.105-105a |
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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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