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face his faes, Far, far frae me and Lo - gan braes !
By Logan's streams that rin sae deep,
Fu' aft wi' glee I 've herded sheep ;
Herded sheep or gather' d slaes,
Wi' my dear lad, on Logan braes :
But, wae's my heart ! thae days are gane,
And, fu' o' grief, I herd my lane ;
While my dear lad maun face his faes,
Far, far frae me and Logan braes !
Nae mair at Logan kirk will he,
Atween the preachings, meet wi' me,
Meet wi' me, or, when its mirk,
Convoy me hame frae Logan kirk.
I weel may sing — thae days are gane !
Frae kirk and fair I come alane,
While my dear lad maun face his fae3,
Far, far frae me and Logan braes !
song, to the old tune of Logan Water, came before the
about 1 783, being the composition of a young journeyman

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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.