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The lasses a', baith far and near,
Have heard o' Rob the Ranter ;
I'll shake my foot wi' richt glide will,
Gif ye'll blaw up your chanter.
Then to his bags he flew wi' speed ;
About the drone he twisted :
Meg up and wallop'd ower the green ;
For brawly could she frisk it !
Weel done ! quo he. Play up ! quo she.
Weel bobb'd ! quo Rob the Ranter ;
It's worth my while to play, indeed,
When I hae sic a dancer !
Weel hae ye play'd your part, quo Meg ;
Your cheeks are like the crimson !
There's nane in Scotland plays sae weel,
Sin' we lost Habbie Simson,
I've lived in Fife, baith maid and wife.
This ten years and a quarter ;
Gin ye should come to Anster Fair,
Spier ye for Maggie Lauder.
Have heard o' Rob the Ranter ;
I'll shake my foot wi' richt glide will,
Gif ye'll blaw up your chanter.
Then to his bags he flew wi' speed ;
About the drone he twisted :
Meg up and wallop'd ower the green ;
For brawly could she frisk it !
Weel done ! quo he. Play up ! quo she.
Weel bobb'd ! quo Rob the Ranter ;
It's worth my while to play, indeed,
When I hae sic a dancer !
Weel hae ye play'd your part, quo Meg ;
Your cheeks are like the crimson !
There's nane in Scotland plays sae weel,
Sin' we lost Habbie Simson,
I've lived in Fife, baith maid and wife.
This ten years and a quarter ;
Gin ye should come to Anster Fair,
Spier ye for Maggie Lauder.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90393119 |
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| Description | A collection of songs and other poetical pieces, many of which are original, accompanied with notes ... and a short essay on the poets of Renfrewshire. Originally published in 1819. Edited by William Motherwell. With a portrait. Second series. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.163 |
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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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