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'Tis then my good boy, T believe you at home,
And hy for a chrift'ning at nine months to come«
Sing Ballynamono, Oc.
A good merry chrift'ning for me.
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SONG.
Comin through the rye.
OMIN through the rye, poor body^
Comin through the rye,
She draigl't a' her petticotie,
Comin* through the rye.
Oh Jenny's a' weet, poor body,
Jenny's feldom dry,
She's draigl't a her petticotie,
Comin through the rye.
Gin a body meet a body
Comin through the rye,
Gin a body kifs a body, *
Need a body cry ?
O Jenny's a* weet, &c
Gin a body meet a body
Comin through the glen ;
Gin a body kifs a body,
Need the warld ken ?
Oh Jenny's a' weet, &c.
Kiffin is the key of love,
And clappin is the lock,
And makin o's the bell thing
That e'er a young thing got.
Oh Jenny's a' weety &c,
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'Tis then my good boy, T believe you at home,
And hy for a chrift'ning at nine months to come«
Sing Ballynamono, Oc.
A good merry chrift'ning for me.
c
SONG.
Comin through the rye.
OMIN through the rye, poor body^
Comin through the rye,
She draigl't a' her petticotie,
Comin* through the rye.
Oh Jenny's a' weet, poor body,
Jenny's feldom dry,
She's draigl't a her petticotie,
Comin through the rye.
Gin a body meet a body
Comin through the rye,
Gin a body kifs a body, *
Need a body cry ?
O Jenny's a* weet, &c
Gin a body meet a body
Comin through the glen ;
Gin a body kifs a body,
Need the warld ken ?
Oh Jenny's a' weet, &c.
Kiffin is the key of love,
And clappin is the lock,
And makin o's the bell thing
That e'er a young thing got.
Oh Jenny's a' weety &c,
II
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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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