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MY BOY TAMMY.
Hector Macneil. Born 1746, died July 15, 1818.
Whar ha'e ye been a' day,
My boy Tammy ? —
I've been by bum and flow'ry brae,
Meadow green and mountain grey,
Courting o' this young thing,
Just come frae her mammy.
And whar gat ye that young thing,
My boy Tammy ? —
I got her down in yonder howe.
Smiling on a bonnie knowe,
Herding ae wee lamb and ewe
For her poor mammy.
What said ye to the bonnie bairn.
My boy Tammy ? —
I praised her een sae lovely blue.
Her dimpled cheek and cherry mou' ;
I pree'd it aft, as ye may trow, —
She said she'd tell her mammy.

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Illustrated book of Scottish songs from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century
DescriptionSecond edition. London: Nathaniel Cooke, 1854. Without music; includes references to tunes for some of the songs.
ShelfmarkGlen.138
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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.