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OUR GUIDMAN CAM HAME AT E'EN. 1S7
Our guidman cam liame at e'en,
And hame cam he ;
And there he saw a siller sword,
Where nae sword should be.
What 's this now, guidwife ?
What 's this I see ?
how cam this sword here,
Without the leave o' me ?
A sword ! quo' she ;
Ay, a sword, quo' he.
Ye auld blind dotard carle,
And blinder mat ye be !
It 's but a parridge-spurtle,
My minnie sent to me.
A parridge-spurtle ! quo' he ;
Ay, a parridge-spurtle, quo' she.
Weel, far hae I ridden,
And muekle hae I seen ;
But siller-handed parridge-spurtles
Saw I never nane.
Our guidman cam hame at e'en,
And hame cam he ;
And there he spied a mickle wig,
Where nae wig should be.
What's this now, guidwife ?
What 's this I see 1
How cam this wig here,
Without the leave o' me ?
A wig ! quo' she ;
Ay, a wig, quo' he.
Ye auld blind dotard carle,
And blinder mat ye be !
'Tis naething but a clocken-hen
My minnie sent to me.
A clocken-hen ! quo' he ;
Ay, a clocken-hen, quo' she.

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Songs of Scotland prior to Burns
DescriptionWith the tunes. Edited by Robert Chambers. Edinburgh ; London : W. & R. Chambers, 1890.
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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.