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,An J then your ev'ry care an' fear.,
May whittle owre the lave o't.
CHORUS.
I am a fiddler to my trade,
An' a' the tunes that e'er I play'd,
The fwretett ft ill to wife or maid.
Was whittle owre the lave o't*
At kirns an' weddings we'fe be there 9
An' O ! fae hicely's >ve will fare ;
Weli bouft- about till Daddie Care
Sing whittle owre the lave o't
I am, &c*
Sae merrily *s the banes well pyke 9
An' fun ourfels about the dyke,
An' at our le'fure, when ye like?
We'll "whittle owre the lave o't.
I am, &c»
But blefs me ( wi' your heav'n o' charms,
An 1 while I kittle hair on thairms,
Hunger, cauVl, an'' a' fie harms,
May whittle owre the lave o't.
I am, See,
Recitati'-vo.
Her charms had. firuck a fturdy Caird 3
As weel as poor Gut-fcraper !
He taks the Fiddler by the beard,
An' draws a rutty rapier.
He fwoor by a' was fwearing worthy
To fpeet him like a piiver^
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Caledonian songster
DescriptionA selection of choice songs, from Burns, Ramsay, etc. [With a portrait.]
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Glen Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish 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.
Special collections of printed music
DescriptionThe 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.