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218 MORAL AND SATIRICAL SONGS.
She has an ee, she has but ane,
The cat has twa the very colour ;
Five rusty teeth forbye a stump,
A clapper tongue wad deave a miller ;
A whiskin beard about her mou',
Her nose and chin they threaten ither.
Sic a wife, &c.
She's bow-hough'd, she's hein-shinn'd,
Ae limpin leg a hand-breed shorter ;
She's twisted right, she's twisted left,
To balance fair in ilka quarter ;
She has a hump upon her breast,
The twin o' that upon her shouther.
Sic a wife, &c.
Auld baudrans by the ingle sits.
An' wi' her loof her face a-washin ;
But Willie's wife is nae sae trig.
She dights her grunzie wi' a hushion ;
Her walie nieves like midden-creels,
Her face wad fyle the Logan-water.
Sic a wife as Willie had,
I wadna gi'e a button for her.
MY SPOUSE NANCY.
Burns. Air—" My jo Janet."
Husband, husband, cease your strife,
Nor longer idly rave, sir ;
Though I am your wedded wife.
Yet I am not your slave, sir.
" One of two must still obey,
Nancy, Nancy ;
Is it man or woman, say.
My spouse Nancy?"
She has an ee, she has but ane,
The cat has twa the very colour ;
Five rusty teeth forbye a stump,
A clapper tongue wad deave a miller ;
A whiskin beard about her mou',
Her nose and chin they threaten ither.
Sic a wife, &c.
She's bow-hough'd, she's hein-shinn'd,
Ae limpin leg a hand-breed shorter ;
She's twisted right, she's twisted left,
To balance fair in ilka quarter ;
She has a hump upon her breast,
The twin o' that upon her shouther.
Sic a wife, &c.
Auld baudrans by the ingle sits.
An' wi' her loof her face a-washin ;
But Willie's wife is nae sae trig.
She dights her grunzie wi' a hushion ;
Her walie nieves like midden-creels,
Her face wad fyle the Logan-water.
Sic a wife as Willie had,
I wadna gi'e a button for her.
MY SPOUSE NANCY.
Burns. Air—" My jo Janet."
Husband, husband, cease your strife,
Nor longer idly rave, sir ;
Though I am your wedded wife.
Yet I am not your slave, sir.
" One of two must still obey,
Nancy, Nancy ;
Is it man or woman, say.
My spouse Nancy?"
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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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