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... Johnie coming ? ' ' An thou wert my ain thing , ' ' Our gudeman came hame at een ' are all first - rate songs , of various descriptions , and nearly all of the same merit ; and no one knows who are their authors ! " their very names ...
... Johnie coming ? ' ' An thou wert my ain thing , ' ' Our gudeman came hame at een ' are all first - rate songs , of various descriptions , and nearly all of the same merit ; and no one knows who are their authors ! " their very names ...
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... Johnie Arm- strong's Last Goodnight . " - GOLDSMITH . The above is printed from Sir Walter Scott's copy - there are many variations in lines and many fabrications of verses in different Ballad Books totally unworthy of being here ...
... Johnie Arm- strong's Last Goodnight . " - GOLDSMITH . The above is printed from Sir Walter Scott's copy - there are many variations in lines and many fabrications of verses in different Ballad Books totally unworthy of being here ...
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... Johnie's wife had puddings to make , And she boil'd them in a pan . The wind swept cauld frae north to south , And blew into the floor ; Quoth our gudeman to our gudewife , Get up and bar the door . My hand is in my husewife - cap ...
... Johnie's wife had puddings to make , And she boil'd them in a pan . The wind swept cauld frae north to south , And blew into the floor ; Quoth our gudeman to our gudewife , Get up and bar the door . My hand is in my husewife - cap ...
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... Johnie's door . Now whether is this a rich man's house , Or whether is it a poor ? But ne'er a word wad ane o ' them speak , For barring of the door . And first they ate the white puddings , And syne they ate the black : O muckle ...
... Johnie's door . Now whether is this a rich man's house , Or whether is it a poor ? But ne'er a word wad ane o ' them speak , For barring of the door . And first they ate the white puddings , And syne they ate the black : O muckle ...
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... , That make the kindly hearts their sport , We'll laugh and kiss , and dance and sing , And gar the langest day seem short . [ From the Tea Table Miscellany . ] SAW YE JOHNIE COMING . O saw ye Johnie coming 58 SONGS OF SCOTLAND .
... , That make the kindly hearts their sport , We'll laugh and kiss , and dance and sing , And gar the langest day seem short . [ From the Tea Table Miscellany . ] SAW YE JOHNIE COMING . O saw ye Johnie coming 58 SONGS OF SCOTLAND .
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ALLAN CUNNINGHAM ALLAN RAMSAY amang auld auld lang syne baith ballad beauty Bessy Bell birks birks of Aberfeldy blaw bloom boatie rows bonnie lassie bosom bower braes braw breast canna cauld charms coming dear dearie e'en e'er fair flowers frae gane gang glen green gude gudeman hame heart hill ilka JAMES HOGG JAMES THOMSON Jamie Jean Johnie kiss lady Lady Ann Lindsay lass lo'e love thee lover maid Mary maun merry mither mony nae mair naething nane Nanie-o ne'er never night o'er poet Preston Mill printed ROBERT BURNS ROBERT TANNAHILL rose sang says Scotland Scottish Songs shepherd sigh siller sing smile snaw sweet syne Tea Table Miscellany tears There's thou thro verses weel wife Willie Ye're young