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SONGS OF THE AFFECTIONS. 151
Can I behave, can I behave,
Can I behave before folk,
When ilka charm, young, fresh, and warm,
Cries, " Kiss me now !" before folk ?
An', oh, that pawkie, rowin ee,
Sae roguishly it blinks on me,
I canna, for my soul, let be
Frae kissing you before folk !
Can I behave, can I behave,
Can I behave before folk.
When ilka glint conveys a hint
To tack a smack before folk ?
Ye own that were we baith our lane,
Ye wadna grudge to grant me ane ;
Weel, gin there be no harm in't then,
What harm is in't before folk ?
Can I behave, can I behave.
Can I behave before folk ?
Sly hypocrite, an anchorite
Could scarce desist before folk I
But after a' that has been said,
Since ye are willing to be wed,
We'll hae a " blythesome bridal" made,
When ye'll be mine before folk.
Then I'll behave, then I'll behave,
Then I'll behave before folk ;
For whereas then ye'll aft get ten.
It winna be before folk.
JEAKIE MORRISOI^^
William Motheewell, born 1797, died 1835.
I've wander'd east, I've wander'd westj
Through mony a weary way !
But never, never can forget
The luve o' life's young day.
Can I behave, can I behave,
Can I behave before folk,
When ilka charm, young, fresh, and warm,
Cries, " Kiss me now !" before folk ?
An', oh, that pawkie, rowin ee,
Sae roguishly it blinks on me,
I canna, for my soul, let be
Frae kissing you before folk !
Can I behave, can I behave,
Can I behave before folk.
When ilka glint conveys a hint
To tack a smack before folk ?
Ye own that were we baith our lane,
Ye wadna grudge to grant me ane ;
Weel, gin there be no harm in't then,
What harm is in't before folk ?
Can I behave, can I behave.
Can I behave before folk ?
Sly hypocrite, an anchorite
Could scarce desist before folk I
But after a' that has been said,
Since ye are willing to be wed,
We'll hae a " blythesome bridal" made,
When ye'll be mine before folk.
Then I'll behave, then I'll behave,
Then I'll behave before folk ;
For whereas then ye'll aft get ten.
It winna be before folk.
JEAKIE MORRISOI^^
William Motheewell, born 1797, died 1835.
I've wander'd east, I've wander'd westj
Through mony a weary way !
But never, never can forget
The luve o' life's young day.
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Illustrated book of Scottish songs from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century > (167) Page 151 - Jeanie Morrison |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90350587 |
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| Description | Second edition. London: Nathaniel Cooke, 1854. Without music; includes references to tunes for some of the songs. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.138 |
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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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