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And, gin ye forsake me, Marion,
I'll e'en gae draw up wi' Jean.
Sae put on your pearlins, Marion,
And kirtle o' cramasie ;
And, as sune as my chin has nae hair on,
I will come west, and see ye.*
TODLIN HAME.
Tune — Todlin liame.
When I hae a saxpence under my thoom,
Then I get credit in ilka toun ;
But, aye when I'm puir they bid me gang by ;
Oh, poverty parts gude company I
Todlin hame, todlin hame,
Couldna my loove come todlin hame.
Fair fa' the gudewife, and send her gude sale I
She gies us white bannocks to relish her ale ;
* From the Tea-Table Miscellany, 1724, where it is marked with the
signature letter Q.
In a version of " The Yowe-buehts," popular in the south of Scotland,
the following chorus is added :
Come round about the Merry-knowes, my Marion ;
Come round about the Merry-knowes wi' me ;
Come round about the Merry-knowes, my Marion ;
For Whitsled is lying lee.
As Whitsled is a farm in the parish of Ashkirk, and county of Selkirk,
while the Merry-knowes is the name of a particular spot on the farm, it is
probable that the song is a native of that Arcadia of Scotland, the Vale of
the Tweed.
It has been suggested to the editor, that, to readers of fastidious taste,
the following would be a more acceptable version of the last stanza :
I'm young and stout, my Marion ;
Nane dances like me on the green ;
I could work a haill day, my Marion,
For ae blink o' your een.
Sae put on your pearlins, Marion,
And kirtle o' cramasie;
And, as sune as it is the gloamin,
I will come west, and see ye.
And, gin ye forsake me, Marion,
I'll e'en gae draw up wi' Jean.
Sae put on your pearlins, Marion,
And kirtle o' cramasie ;
And, as sune as my chin has nae hair on,
I will come west, and see ye.*
TODLIN HAME.
Tune — Todlin liame.
When I hae a saxpence under my thoom,
Then I get credit in ilka toun ;
But, aye when I'm puir they bid me gang by ;
Oh, poverty parts gude company I
Todlin hame, todlin hame,
Couldna my loove come todlin hame.
Fair fa' the gudewife, and send her gude sale I
She gies us white bannocks to relish her ale ;
* From the Tea-Table Miscellany, 1724, where it is marked with the
signature letter Q.
In a version of " The Yowe-buehts," popular in the south of Scotland,
the following chorus is added :
Come round about the Merry-knowes, my Marion ;
Come round about the Merry-knowes wi' me ;
Come round about the Merry-knowes, my Marion ;
For Whitsled is lying lee.
As Whitsled is a farm in the parish of Ashkirk, and county of Selkirk,
while the Merry-knowes is the name of a particular spot on the farm, it is
probable that the song is a native of that Arcadia of Scotland, the Vale of
the Tweed.
It has been suggested to the editor, that, to readers of fastidious taste,
the following would be a more acceptable version of the last stanza :
I'm young and stout, my Marion ;
Nane dances like me on the green ;
I could work a haill day, my Marion,
For ae blink o' your een.
Sae put on your pearlins, Marion,
And kirtle o' cramasie;
And, as sune as it is the gloamin,
I will come west, and see ye.
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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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