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(217) Page 213 - Gala Water
GALA WATEE.
There is a series of old rustic songs commemorating a ' bonnie
lass,' also the ' braw, braw lads/ of Gala Water, and which were
sung to a beautiful simple air of one strain. The following is
the lyric in praise of the lass :
p^j^^ ^Site^ig
Bon - nie lass
Ga - la Wa - ter, Braw, braw lass o'
^sg ^^^i^
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0.
Ga-la Wa-ter,
I could wade the stream sae deep, For
\±m. — — mi ^ ^j
IE
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yon braw lass
Ga - la Wa - ter.
Bonnie lass o' Gala Water,
Braw, braw lass o' Gala Water,
I could wade the stream sae deep,
For yon braw lass o' Gala Water:
Sae fair her hair, sae brent her brow,
Sae bonnie blue her een, and cheerie ;
The mair I kiss her cherry lips,
The mair I wish her for my dearie.
Bonnie lass, &c.
Ower yonder moss, ower yonder muir,
Through a' yon mossy muirs and heather,
O, I could rin, wi' heart sae licht,
Wi' my dear lassie to forgather !
Bonnie lass, &C. 1
1 Taken down from recitation.

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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.