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228 MORAL AND SATIRICAL SONGS.
" Life of Dr. Jolinson" has conferred a peculiar immoi-tality upon his name. He
Avas unfortunately killed in 1822, by Mr. James Stuart of Dunearn, in a duel arising
out of a literaiy squabble in the " Sentinel," a Glasgow newspaper, to which Sir
Alexander had contributed a " Whig song, supposed to be written by one of the
Jameses, certainly not by King James the Fii'st or King James the Fifth, but pro-
bably by one of the house of Stuart." The song was very scurrilous, and reflected
on the honour of Mr. Stuart. In after-life Mr. Stuart became editor of the London
' Courier," and an Inspector of Mills and Factories.
JENNY'S BAWBIE.
Oldest version, upon which the preceding was founded by Sik Alexander Boswell.
An' a' that e'er my Jenny had,
My Jenny had, my Jenny had,
An' a' that e'er my Jenny had,
Was ae bawbie.
There's your plack and my plack.
An' your plack an' my plack,
An' my plack an' your plack.
And Jenny's bawbie.
We'll put it a' in the pint-stoup.
The pint-stoup, the pint-stoup.
We'll put it in the pint-stoup,
And boile it a' three.
JENNY DANG THE WEAVER.
Sib a. Boswell, Bart.
At Willie's wedding an the green,
The lassies, bonnie witches,
Were a' dressed out in aprons clean^
And braw white Sunday mutches :
Auld Maggie bad the lads tak' tent.
But Jock would not believe her ;
But soon the fool his folly kent.
For Jenny dang the weaver.