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Wee Jock Todd
The King cam’ drivin’ through the toon,
Slae and stately through the toon ;
He bo’ed tae left, he bo’ed tae richt,
An’ we bo’ed back as weel we micht;
But wee Jock Todd he couldna bide,
He was daft tae be doon at the waterside;
Sae he up an’ waved his fishin’ rod'—
Och, wee Jock Todd !
But in the quaiet hoor o’ dreams,
The lang street streekit wi’ pale moonbeams,
Wee Jock Todd cam’ ridin’ doon,
Slae an’ solemn through the toon.
He bo’ed tae left, he bo’ed tae richt
(It maun ha’e been a bonnie sicht)
An’ the King cam’ runnin’—he couldna bide—
He was mad tae be doon at the waterside;
Sae he up wi’ his rod and gaed a nod
Tae wee Jock Todd.
The King cam’ drivin’ through the toon,
Slae and stately through the toon ;
He bo’ed tae left, he bo’ed tae richt,
An’ we bo’ed back as weel we micht;
But wee Jock Todd he couldna bide,
He was daft tae be doon at the waterside;
Sae he up an’ waved his fishin’ rod'—
Och, wee Jock Todd !
But in the quaiet hoor o’ dreams,
The lang street streekit wi’ pale moonbeams,
Wee Jock Todd cam’ ridin’ doon,
Slae an’ solemn through the toon.
He bo’ed tae left, he bo’ed tae richt
(It maun ha’e been a bonnie sicht)
An’ the King cam’ runnin’—he couldna bide—
He was mad tae be doon at the waterside;
Sae he up wi’ his rod and gaed a nod
Tae wee Jock Todd.
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| Works by selected Scottish authors > Marion Angus > Sun & candlelight > (21) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/129189158 |
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| Description | By Marion Angus. |
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| Shelfmark | X .192.e |
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| Description | Marion Angus (1865-1946) was a key figure in the Scottish literary renaissance. A late starter, she did not publish her first collection of poetry, 'The Lilt and other poems' (1922), until she was 56. Heavily influenced by the Scottish ballad tradition and folk song, her work is mainly in Scots. She is one of the most important Scottish poets of the 20th century and her work deserves a wide audience. |
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| Description | A selection of classic out-of-copyright Scottish poetry, prose and children’s stories from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
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