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HAUD AWA FRAE ME, DONALD.
Tune — Donald.
DONALD.
O, COME awa^ come awa,
Come awa wi' me, Jenny !
Sic frowns I canna bear frae ane,
Whase smiles ance ravish'd me, Jenny.
If you'll be kind, you'll never find
That ought shall alter me, Jenny ;
For ye're the mistress of my mind,
Whate'er you think of me, Jenny !
First when your sweets enslaved my heart,
Ye seem'd to favour me, Jenny ;
But now, alas ! you act a part
That speaks inconstancie, Jenny.
Inconstancie is sic a vice,
It's not befitting thee, Jenny ;
It suits not with your virtue nice.
To carry sae to me, Jenny.
JENNY.
O, baud awa, bide awa,
Haud awa frae me, Donald !
Your heart is made ower large for ane-~«
It is not meet for me, Donald.
Some fickle mistress you may find
Will jilt as fast as thee, Donald ;
To ilka swain she will prove kind.
And nae less kind to thee, Donald :
But I've a heart that's naething such ;
'Tis fill'd wi' honestie, Donald.
I'll ne'er love mony ; I'll love much ;
I hate all levitie, Donald,

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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.
ShelfmarkGlen.105-105a
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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.