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And was na Cockpen right faucy witha,
And was na Cockpen right faucy witha',
In leaving the dochter of a lord,
And kifsin a Collier lafsie an a'.
O never look down, my lafsie at a,
O never look down, my lafsie at a',-
Thy lips are as fweet and thy figure compleat,
As the fineft dame in caftle or ha'.
Tho' thou has nae filk and holland fae fma,
Tho' thou has nae filk and holland fae fma,
Thy coat and thy fark are thy ain handy * ark
And Lady Jean was never fae braw.
•^ * b ^b • v^ • ^^ f m ^L • ^^ * N^ • \i* # ' # ^t # * ^^ • ^U B ", \t • ^L • V^ • v^ • \lr • ^^ • ^ f ^b t \ ^- • ^'
O Fare ye weel my auld wife.
meal
£
An fare ye weel, my pj ke - ftaff ,
J | | J^ Sing bum bibery bum,
" JEI: An fare ye weel, ray pyke-ftaff,
the night wi' fome. Sitg bum.
An fare ye weel, my p\ke- ftalf,
m
p~^ £ ~~ |r*~*" ^ ae ,na ' r W1 'y° u m y W1 ^ ' '^ baft,
The maut's aboon the meal the night.
,Wi'fome.
365
•*•>*•>*■
And was na Cockpen right faucy witha,
And was na Cockpen right faucy witha',
In leaving the dochter of a lord,
And kifsin a Collier lafsie an a'.
O never look down, my lafsie at a,
O never look down, my lafsie at a',-
Thy lips are as fweet and thy figure compleat,
As the fineft dame in caftle or ha'.
Tho' thou has nae filk and holland fae fma,
Tho' thou has nae filk and holland fae fma,
Thy coat and thy fark are thy ain handy * ark
And Lady Jean was never fae braw.
•^ * b ^b • v^ • ^^ f m ^L • ^^ * N^ • \i* # ' # ^t # * ^^ • ^U B ", \t • ^L • V^ • v^ • \lr • ^^ • ^ f ^b t \ ^- • ^'
O Fare ye weel my auld wife.
meal
£
An fare ye weel, my pj ke - ftaff ,
J | | J^ Sing bum bibery bum,
" JEI: An fare ye weel, ray pyke-ftaff,
the night wi' fome. Sitg bum.
An fare ye weel, my p\ke- ftalf,
m
p~^ £ ~~ |r*~*" ^ ae ,na ' r W1 'y° u m y W1 ^ ' '^ baft,
The maut's aboon the meal the night.
,Wi'fome.
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| Special collections of printed music > Inglis Collection of printed music > Printed music > Scots musical museum > Volumes 3-4 > (179) Page 365 - O fare ye weel my auld wife |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/94552320 |
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| Shelfmark | Ing.42 |
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| Description | Consisting of six hundred Scots songs with proper basses for the piano forte. Humbly dedicated to the Catch Club instituted at Edinr. June 1771. By James Johnson. |
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| Shelfmark | Ing.41-43 |
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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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