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THE WHITE COCKADE.
85
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ta'en the field wi' his white cockade. he's a rantin'
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rov - in' blade, he 's a brisk and bonnie lad, Be -
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tide what may, my heart is glad To see my lad wi' his
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white cockade !
My love was born in Aberdeen,
The bonniest lad that e'er was seen,
But now be maks my heart full sad,
He 's ta'en the field wi' his white cockade.
he's a rantin' rovin' blade,
Ohe'sa brisk and bonnie lad,
Betide what may, my heart is glad
To see my lad wi' his white cockade I 1
I '11 sell my rock, I '11 sell my reel,
My rippling-kaim and spinning-wheel,
To buy my lad a tartan plaid,
A braid sword, durk, and a white cockade.
1 Variation in Herd's Collection :
: Betide what will, I '11 get me ready,
And follow the lad wi' the tartan plaidie.'
85
g^f^^ jiPigSiiPsi
ta'en the field wi' his white cockade. he's a rantin'
pj^M £&= FWff^
rov - in' blade, he 's a brisk and bonnie lad, Be -
p=n j>^ i^£#^
tide what may, my heart is glad To see my lad wi' his
fffcDq
white cockade !
My love was born in Aberdeen,
The bonniest lad that e'er was seen,
But now be maks my heart full sad,
He 's ta'en the field wi' his white cockade.
he's a rantin' rovin' blade,
Ohe'sa brisk and bonnie lad,
Betide what may, my heart is glad
To see my lad wi' his white cockade I 1
I '11 sell my rock, I '11 sell my reel,
My rippling-kaim and spinning-wheel,
To buy my lad a tartan plaid,
A braid sword, durk, and a white cockade.
1 Variation in Herd's Collection :
: Betide what will, I '11 get me ready,
And follow the lad wi' the tartan plaidie.'
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| Special collections of printed music > Inglis Collection of printed music > Printed music > Songs of Scotland prior to Burns > (91) Page 85 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/94501068 |
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| Description | With the tunes. Edited by Robert Chambers. |
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| Shelfmark | Ing.64 |
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| Description | Scottish and English songs, military music and keyboard music of the 18th and 19th centuries. These items are from the collection of Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854 to 1929). 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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