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O waly, waly, but love be bonnie
A little time while it is new ;
But when it's auld it waxes cauld,
And fades away like the morning dew.
O wherefore should I busk * my heid,
Or wherefore should I kame my hair ?
For my true love has me forsook,
And says he'll never love me mair.
Now Arthur's Seat shall be my bed,
The sheets shall ne'er be press'd by me,
St Anton's Well f shall be my drink,
Since my true love has forsaken me.
Martinmas wind, when wilt thou blaw,
And shake the green leaves aff the tree ?
O, gentle death, when wilt thou come ?
For of my life I am wearie ?
'Tis not the frost that freezes fell,
Nor blawing snaw's inclemencie ;
'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry :
But my love's heart's grown cauld to me.
When we came in by Glasgow toun,
We were a comely sicht to see ;
My love was clad in the black velvet,
And I mysell in cramasie.
But had I wist, before I wed,:]:
That love had been sae ill to win,
I'd lock'd ray heart in a case of gold,
And pinn'd it wi' a siller pin.
* Dress, arrange.
t Arthur's Seat is a hill near Edinburgh, forming part of the chase which
surrounds the royal palace of Holyrood. St Anton's, or St Anthony's Well,
is a small crystal spring proceeding from the side of Arthur's Seat, and ta
king its name from a hermitage half way up the hill, which it formerly
supplied with water.
t- ' • Kissed," in oriff.

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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.
Special collections of printed music
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.