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Upon the banks they eased then' shanks,
And aye she set the wheel between ;
But Duncan swore a holy aith,
That Meg should be a bride the morn-
And she took up her spinning graith,
And flang it a' out ower the burn.
We'll big a house, a wee wee house,
And we shall live like king and queen :
Sae blythe and merry's we will be,
When ye set by the wheel at e'en.
A man may drink, and no be drunk ;
A man may fight, and no be slain ;
A man may kiss a bonnie lass,
And aye be welcome back again.
MY NATIVE CALEDONIA.
Sair, sair was my heart, when I parted frae my Jean,
And sair, sair I sigh'd, while the tears stood in my een ;
For my daddie is but poor, and my fortune is but sma' ;
Which gars me leave my native Caledonia.
When I think on days now gane, and how happy I hae
been,
While wandering wi' my dearie, where the primrose
blaws unseen ;
I'm wae to leave my lassie, and my daddie's simple ha',
Or the hills and healthfu' breeze o' Caledonia.
But wherever I wander, still happy be my Jean I
Nae care disturb her bosom, where peace has ever
been I
Then, though ills on ills befa' me, for her I'll bear
them a',
Though aft I'll heave a sigh for Caledonia,

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Volume 2
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Volumes 1-2 - Scottish songs
DescriptionCollected and illustrated by Robert Chambers. Edinburgh: Printed by Ballantyne and Co., for W. Tait, 1829. 2 volumes (627 pages). Paged continuously. Without music; tunes indicated by title. Partial contents: A weary lot is thine -- Donald Caird -- From the brown crest of Newark -- Nora's vow -- O, hush thee, my baby -- The cyprus wreath -- Young Lochinvar -- Where shall the lover rest -- Blue bonnets over the border -- Jock o' Hazeldean -- Pibroch of Donuil Dhu -- Hunting song -- The foray -- MacGregor's gathering. The bonnets of Bonnie Dundee is listed among the Contents but is not included.
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Glen Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish 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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DescriptionThe 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.