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3'm wearin' awa', Jobn.
THE LAND O' THE LEAL.*
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2. true, John, Ye'ie task is end- - ed noo, John, And I'll wel - come you To the
3. eye, John, My soul langs to he free, John, And an - gels wait ou me — To the
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3. Land o' the Leal. Now fare
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■nie bairn's there, John, She was baithgood and
ye weel, my ain John, This warld's care is
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1. care, John, The day is aye
2. fair, John, And we grudg'dher
3. vain, John, We'll meet and aye be
fair In the Land o' the Leal.
sair To the Land o' the Leal,
fein In the Land o' the Leal.
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* This beantiful lyric was written by I>ady Nairne as a token
icomposition of Robert Barns. The melody is another version of '
of sympathy to a friend whose child died. It was long considered to be the
' Hey, tuttie tattie," see p. 195.