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PEGGY ORAFFERTY
Air—Paddy O'Rafferty.
O could I fly like the green-coated fairy,
I'd skip o'er the ocean to dear Tipperarjr,
Where all the young fellows are blythsome and merry,;
While here I lament my sweet Peggy O'Rafferty;
How could I bear in my bosom to leave her
In absence I think her more lovely than ever.
With thoughts of her beauty I'm all in a fever,
Since others may woo my sweet Peggy O'Rafferty.
Scotland, thy lasses are modest and bonny,
But here ev'ry Jenny has got her own Johnny,
And tho' I might call them my jewel and honey,
My heart is at home with sweet Peggy O'Rafferty:
Wistful I think on my dear native mountains,
Their green shady glens, and their crystalline fountains,
And ceaseless I heave the deep sigh of repentance,
That ever I left my sweet Peggy O'Rafferty.
PEGGY ORAFFERTY
Air—Paddy O'Rafferty.
O could I fly like the green-coated fairy,
I'd skip o'er the ocean to dear Tipperarjr,
Where all the young fellows are blythsome and merry,;
While here I lament my sweet Peggy O'Rafferty;
How could I bear in my bosom to leave her
In absence I think her more lovely than ever.
With thoughts of her beauty I'm all in a fever,
Since others may woo my sweet Peggy O'Rafferty.
Scotland, thy lasses are modest and bonny,
But here ev'ry Jenny has got her own Johnny,
And tho' I might call them my jewel and honey,
My heart is at home with sweet Peggy O'Rafferty:
Wistful I think on my dear native mountains,
Their green shady glens, and their crystalline fountains,
And ceaseless I heave the deep sigh of repentance,
That ever I left my sweet Peggy O'Rafferty.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90347870 |
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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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