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RAB RORYSON'S BONNET.
Air — The auld wife o' the glen,
jl e'll a* ha'e heard tell o' Rab Roryson's bonnetj
Ye'U a' hae heard tell o' Rab Roryson's bonnet,
'Twas no for itsel', 'twas the head that was in it,
Gar'd a' bodies talk o' Rab Roryson's bonnet.
This bonnet, that theekit his wonderfu' head.
Was his shelter in winter, in summer his shade.
And, at kirk or at market, or bridals, I ween,
A braw gawcier bonnet there never was seen.
Wi' a round rosy tap, like a meikle blackboyd,
It was slouch'd just a kening on either hand side,
Some maintain'd it was black, some maintain'd it was blue,
It had something o' baith as a body may trew.
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RAB RORYSON'S BONNET.
Air — The auld wife o' the glen,
jl e'll a* ha'e heard tell o' Rab Roryson's bonnetj
Ye'U a' hae heard tell o' Rab Roryson's bonnet,
'Twas no for itsel', 'twas the head that was in it,
Gar'd a' bodies talk o' Rab Roryson's bonnet.
This bonnet, that theekit his wonderfu' head.
Was his shelter in winter, in summer his shade.
And, at kirk or at market, or bridals, I ween,
A braw gawcier bonnet there never was seen.
Wi' a round rosy tap, like a meikle blackboyd,
It was slouch'd just a kening on either hand side,
Some maintain'd it was black, some maintain'd it was blue,
It had something o' baith as a body may trew.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90347738 |
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| Description | A notice respecting the life and writings of the author [by James Muir] is prefixed. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.139 |
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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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