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338 A COLLECTION
He vows, by all that's good and fair,
To me he wili prove true :
For^ oh ! he is Co blithe, &c.
Then I will prize my loving Twain,
And yield to be hh wife ;
Then bid adieu to care and pahi^
An6 Co be bleft for life :
For, oh ! he is fo blithe, &c.
SONG CCLXVI.
Sandy o'er the Lee.
Sung by Mrs Wrighten at Vauxhall,
IWinna marry ony man but Sandy o'er the lee ;
I winna marry ony man but Sandy o'er the lee jj
I winna ha'e the domiiiie, for geiid he canna be ;
But I will ha'e my Sandy lad, my Sandy o'er the Ige i
For he's aye a- kifTrng, kilFing, kilTing, aye a killing me,
He's aye a kiffing, kifling, kilEng, aye a killing me.
I winna ha'e the miniiler, for a' his godly looks,
Nor yet will I the lawyer ha'e, for a* his wily crooks ;
1 winna ha'e the plowman lad, nor yet will I the miller,
But I will ha'e my Sandy lad, without a penny filler.
For he's aye a kifEng, &c.
I winna ha'e the fodger lad, for he gangs to the war
I winna ha'e the failor lad, becaufe he ("nieils o' tar
I winna ha'e the Lord nor Laird, for a' their meikl
gear,
But I will ha'e my Sandy lad, my Sandy o'er the meir
For he's aye a kiifing, gjc,-
i
He vows, by all that's good and fair,
To me he wili prove true :
For^ oh ! he is Co blithe, &c.
Then I will prize my loving Twain,
And yield to be hh wife ;
Then bid adieu to care and pahi^
An6 Co be bleft for life :
For, oh ! he is fo blithe, &c.
SONG CCLXVI.
Sandy o'er the Lee.
Sung by Mrs Wrighten at Vauxhall,
IWinna marry ony man but Sandy o'er the lee ;
I winna marry ony man but Sandy o'er the lee jj
I winna ha'e the domiiiie, for geiid he canna be ;
But I will ha'e my Sandy lad, my Sandy o'er the Ige i
For he's aye a- kifTrng, kilFing, kilTing, aye a killing me,
He's aye a kiffing, kifling, kilEng, aye a killing me.
I winna ha'e the miniiler, for a' his godly looks,
Nor yet will I the lawyer ha'e, for a* his wily crooks ;
1 winna ha'e the plowman lad, nor yet will I the miller,
But I will ha'e my Sandy lad, without a penny filler.
For he's aye a kifEng, &c.
I winna ha'e the fodger lad, for he gangs to the war
I winna ha'e the failor lad, becaufe he ("nieils o' tar
I winna ha'e the Lord nor Laird, for a' their meikl
gear,
But I will ha'e my Sandy lad, my Sandy o'er the meir
For he's aye a kiifing, gjc,-
i
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| Description | Being a select collection of the most admired and favourite Scots and English songs, cantatas, &c. Edinburgh : printed for A. Brown, 1782. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.85 |
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| Description | Scottish 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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| Description | The 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. |
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