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Busk and go, busk and go,
Busk and go to Cuttie's wedding !
Wha wad be the lass or lad
That wadna gang an they were bidden ? *
O, AN YE WERE DEID, GUIDMAN.
Tune — O, an ye were deid, Guidman.
O, AN ye were deid, guidman,
And a green truff on your heid, guidman,
That I micht ware my widowheid
Upon a rantin Highlandman.
There's sax eggs in the pan^ guidman.
There's sax eggs in the pan, guidman ;
There's ane to you, and twa to me,
And three to our John Highlandman.
There's beef into the pot, guidman.
There's beef into the pot, guidman ;
The banes for you, and the broe for me,
And the beef for our John Highlandman.
There's sax horse in the sta', guidman.
There's sax horse in the sta', guidman ;
There's ane to you, and twa to me,
And three to our John Highlandman.
There's sax kye in the byre, guidman,
There's sax kye in the byre, guidman ;
There's nane o' them yours, but there's twa o' them
mine,
And the lave is our John Highlandman's.f
* This humorous old rant, which is sung to a very lively tune, is from
Buchan's Ancient Ballads and Songs of the North of Scotland. Edin-
burgh, 1828.
t From Herd's CoUection, 1776.

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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.