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THE WOOING OF JENNY AND JOCK. HI
Ane rusty whittle to sheer the kail,
Ane wheel, ane mell the beir to knock,
Ane cog, ane card "wanting ane nail ;
Come ye to woo our Jenny, Jock 1
Ane furm, ane furlot, ane pot, ane peck,
Ane tub, ane barrow, with ane wheelband,
Ane turse, ane trouch, and ane meal-sack,
Ane spurtle braid, and ane elwand.
Jock took Jenny by the hand,
And cried ane feast, and slew ane cock,
And made a brydal up-o-land ;
Now have I gotten Jenny, qnoth Jock.
Now, dame, I have your bairn married,
Suppose ye mak it never sae teuch ;
I lat you wit she's nocht miscarried,
It is weel kenned I have eneuch :
Ane crookit gleyd 1 fell in ane heuch,
Ane spade, ane spit, ane spur, ane sock ;
Withouten oxen I have a pleuch,
To gang together Jenny and Jock.
I have ane helter, ane eik, ane heck,
Ane cord, ane creel, and als ane cradle,
Five fidder 2 of rags to stuff ane jack,
Ane auld pannel of ane laid saddle,
Ane pepper pock, made of a paidel, 3
Ane spounge, ane spindle wanting ane knock,
Twa lusty Mps to lick ane ladle,
To gang together Jenny and Jock.
Ane bregham, 4 and twa brooches fine,
Weel buckled with a bridle reinyie, 5
Ane serk made of the Lincum twine,
Ane gay green cloak that will not steinzie ; 6
1 An old horse. 2 A certain amount by weight.
a A leather bag for pedler's wares. 4 Horse-collar. s Rein. 6 Stain.
Ane rusty whittle to sheer the kail,
Ane wheel, ane mell the beir to knock,
Ane cog, ane card "wanting ane nail ;
Come ye to woo our Jenny, Jock 1
Ane furm, ane furlot, ane pot, ane peck,
Ane tub, ane barrow, with ane wheelband,
Ane turse, ane trouch, and ane meal-sack,
Ane spurtle braid, and ane elwand.
Jock took Jenny by the hand,
And cried ane feast, and slew ane cock,
And made a brydal up-o-land ;
Now have I gotten Jenny, qnoth Jock.
Now, dame, I have your bairn married,
Suppose ye mak it never sae teuch ;
I lat you wit she's nocht miscarried,
It is weel kenned I have eneuch :
Ane crookit gleyd 1 fell in ane heuch,
Ane spade, ane spit, ane spur, ane sock ;
Withouten oxen I have a pleuch,
To gang together Jenny and Jock.
I have ane helter, ane eik, ane heck,
Ane cord, ane creel, and als ane cradle,
Five fidder 2 of rags to stuff ane jack,
Ane auld pannel of ane laid saddle,
Ane pepper pock, made of a paidel, 3
Ane spounge, ane spindle wanting ane knock,
Twa lusty Mps to lick ane ladle,
To gang together Jenny and Jock.
Ane bregham, 4 and twa brooches fine,
Weel buckled with a bridle reinyie, 5
Ane serk made of the Lincum twine,
Ane gay green cloak that will not steinzie ; 6
1 An old horse. 2 A certain amount by weight.
a A leather bag for pedler's wares. 4 Horse-collar. s Rein. 6 Stain.
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| Special collections of printed music > Inglis Collection of printed music > Printed music > Songs of Scotland prior to Burns > (117) Page 111 |
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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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