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MY WIFE HAS TA'EN THE GEE.
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MY WIFE HAS TA'EN THE GEE.
Moderate/.
:qv = 3£:
sj-s ©-
— P -J
^ == 4~
A frieud o' mine came here yes - treen, And
-= * C*
W
'-Z--
he
wad hae me down,
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=R:
To
3=
^=^=±
drink a pot of
ale \vi' him, In
— ®- a ' M S —
the
«
neist bor - ough town. But,
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5
fc=|E
oh ! a - lake ! it was the waur, And
& PC
if
^f-
sair the
waur for me ;
For
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lang or e'er that 1 came hame, My
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wife had
±2
ta'en
the
gee.
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > Hand-book of the songs of Scotland > (192) Page 172 - My wife has ta'en the gee |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90410527 |
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| Description | With music, and descriptive and historical notes. Edited by William Mitchison. To which is added, A biographical sketch of the life of the late John Wilson, the celebrated Scottish vocalist. London: Richard Griffin and Co., [1850]. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.166 |
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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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