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She needs nae brod aboon her door to tell she sells a gill,
A bleezin' ingle's a' her sign, wi' rowth o' reaniin' yill,
Whaur queer auld-fashion'd carles meet to crack their
at e'en.
An' tell their tales o' auld langsyne wi' blythe auld Kate
Macvean —
Stumpy Kate Macvean, dumpy Kate Macvean,
Aye but an' ben, wi' tappit hen, gangs stoitin' Kate Macvean.
There's ne'er a chiel that blaws the pipes or draws a fiddle-
bow.
Gangs near her door, but 's bade gae in, an' sit as lang 's he
dow ;
Her ingle-neuk gi'es shelter e'en to ballad-singer louns.
An' a' sic like clanjamphry, when gaun to burgh-touns —
Trusty Kate Macvean, lusty Kate Macvean,
The very brute beast shaws gudewill to blythe auld Kate
Macvean.
O wha wad count their time mis-spent though they should
chance to sit
At least twa hours 'hint sober folk, wi' sic a flash o' wit !
She gars auld kimmers haud their sides while tears drap frae
their een,
An' youngsters giggle an' gufl'aw — auld pawky Kate Mac-
vean —
Gashy Kate Macvean, pashy Kate Macvean,
A' Scotland through, nane dings, I trow, auld rantin' Kate
Macvean.
She needs nae brod aboon her door to tell she sells a gill,
A bleezin' ingle's a' her sign, wi' rowth o' reaniin' yill,
Whaur queer auld-fashion'd carles meet to crack their
at e'en.
An' tell their tales o' auld langsyne wi' blythe auld Kate
Macvean —
Stumpy Kate Macvean, dumpy Kate Macvean,
Aye but an' ben, wi' tappit hen, gangs stoitin' Kate Macvean.
There's ne'er a chiel that blaws the pipes or draws a fiddle-
bow.
Gangs near her door, but 's bade gae in, an' sit as lang 's he
dow ;
Her ingle-neuk gi'es shelter e'en to ballad-singer louns.
An' a' sic like clanjamphry, when gaun to burgh-touns —
Trusty Kate Macvean, lusty Kate Macvean,
The very brute beast shaws gudewill to blythe auld Kate
Macvean.
O wha wad count their time mis-spent though they should
chance to sit
At least twa hours 'hint sober folk, wi' sic a flash o' wit !
She gars auld kimmers haud their sides while tears drap frae
their een,
An' youngsters giggle an' gufl'aw — auld pawky Kate Mac-
vean —
Gashy Kate Macvean, pashy Kate Macvean,
A' Scotland through, nane dings, I trow, auld rantin' Kate
Macvean.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90397199 |
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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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