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9 Lore
Songs.
— -a osSg--e>ESBsg«"
The lea-rig.
Auld Rob Morris.
My Highland home.
I'll love thee ever dearly.
Smile again my bonny lassie.
My heart is sair for somebody.
See the ship.
How long and dreary Ss the night.
My wife's a winsome wee thing.
KILMARNOCK:
PRINTED FOR THE BOOKSELLERS
�LOVE SONGS
THE
LEA-RIG.
W H E N o'er the hill the eastern star
Tells bughtin-dme is near, my jo,
And owsen frae the furrow'd field
Return sae dowf and weary, O ;
'Down by the burn, where scented birks
Wi' dew are hanging clear, my jo,
I'll meet thee on the lea rig,
My ain kind dearie, O.
In miikest glen, at midnight hour,
I'd rove, a r d ne'er be eerie, O,
If through that glen I gaed to thee,
My ain kind dearie, O*
Although the night were ne'er sae wild,
And I were ne'er sae weary, O,
I ' d meet thee on the lea.rig,
My ain kind dearie, O.
T h e hunter lo'es the morning sun,
T o rouse the mountain deer, my j o ;
At noon the fisher seeks the glen,
Along the burn to steer, my jo,
Gi'e me the hour o' gloamin grey,
It makes my heart sae cheery, Q»
* o meet thee on the lea-rig,
ain kind deeiie, 0 .
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AULD
ROB MORRIS.
T H E R E ' S auld Rob Morris that wons in yon glen V
He's the king o' good fellows and wale o' auld m e n ,
H e has gowd in his coffers, he has owsen and kine.
A n d ae bonny lassie, his darling and mine.
She's fresh as the morning, the fairest in May ;
She's sweet as the evening amang the new h a y ;
A s blithe and as artless as the lambs on the lea,
And dear to my heart as the light to my ee.
Bat, o h ! she's an heiress, auld Robie's a laird,
And my daddy has nought but a cot-house and yard
A wooer like me maunna hope to succeed,
The wounds I must hide that will soon be my dead*
The day comes to me, but delight brings me nane;
T h e night comes to *ne? but my rest it is g a n e :
I wander my lane like a night*troubled ghaist,
And I sigh as my heart it wad burst in rny breast.
0 had she but been of a lower degree,
1 then might ha'e hop'd she wad smil'd upon me !
O, how past describing had then been my bliss,
As now my distraction no words can express!
MY H I G H L A N D HOME.
MY Highland home, where rempests blow,
And cold thy wintry looks,
T h y mountain crown'd with driven snow,
And ice-bound are thy brooks s
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But colder far the Briton's heart,
However far he roam,
T o whom these words no joy impart,
" My native Highland home. ,>
Then gang wi' me to Scotland d e a r ;
We ne'er again will roam ;
And with thy smiles so bonny, cheer
My native Highland home.
When summer comes, the heather-bell
Shall tempt thy feet to rove;
T h e cushat-dove, within the dell,
Invite to peace and love :
For blythesome is the breath of May,
And sweet the bonny broom,
And pure the dimpling rills that play
Around my Highland home.
Then gang wi' me, &c.
I'LL LOVE T H E E EVER DEARLY.
L E T others breathe the melting sigh,
And swear they love to madness;
T o them I leave the tearful eye,
And all love's sober sadness.
No tender vows and prayers are mine ;
But this I swear sincerely,
While truth and honest love are thine,
I'll love thee ever dearly.
Then, lady, though I scorn the wile«
Which love too oft discovers,
Ne'er spurn the heart that woos in smiles,
For smiles were made tor lovers.
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A n d though no tender vows are mine.
Yet this 1 swear sincerely,
While truth and honest love are thine,
I'll love thee ever dearly.
SMILE AGAIN.
S M I L E again, my bonny lassie,
Lassie, smile again;
Pr'ythee do not frown, sweet lassie,
For U gives me pain.
If to love thee too sincerely
Be a fault in me,
Thus to use me so severely
Is not kind in thee.
Oh ! smile again, my bonny lassie,
Lassie, smile again.
Oh 1 smile again, my bonny lassie,
Pr'ythee smile again.
Fare thee well, my bonny lassie,
Lassie, fare thee well!
Time will show thee, bonny lassie.
More than tongue can tell.
Though we're doom'd by fate to sever,
( A n d 'tis hard to part,)
Still, believe me, thou shalt ever
Own my faithful heart,
Then smile again, my bonny lassie,
Lassie, smile again,
Oh ! smile again, my bonny lassie,
Pr'ythee smile again,
�SOMEBODY.
MY heart is sair, I dare na tell,
My heart is sair for somebody;
I could wake a winter night
For the sake o* somebody.
Oh hon, for somebody !
Oh hey, for somebody !
I could range the world round,
For the sake o* somebody.
Ye powers that smile on virtuous love,
O, sweetly smile on somebody !
Frae ilka danger keep him free,
A n d send me safe my somebody.
Oh hon, for somebody !
Oh hey, for somebody !
I wad do—what wad I not—
For the sake o* somebody ?
SEE T H E
SHIP.
S E E the ship in the bay is riding,
Dearest Ellen, I go from thee ;
Boldly go, in thy love confiding,
O'er the deep and the trackless sea.
When thy loved form no more is near me,
When thy sweet smile no longer I see,
This soothing thought shall at midnight cheer m e ,
My love is breathing a prayer for me.
Nor can Heaven, a deaf ear lending
T o its loveliest work below,
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T h e boon she begs, on her knees low bending,
Refuse in goodness to bestow.
So then, my Ellen, all doubts defying,
Henry shall dauntless cross the wide sea,
His heart on this firm anchor relying,
My love is breathing a prayer for me.
When the thunder of war is roaring,
And the bullets around me fly;
When the rage or the tempests pouring,
Blends the billowy sea and sky;
Then shall my heart, to fear a stranger,
Cherish its fondest hopes for thee,
This der4r reflection disarming danger,
My love is breathing a prayer for me.
And when the din of war is over,
And sweet peace sets the sailor free,
With what joy shall your faithful lover
Fly on love's sweetest wings to thee!
Then with delight each other caressing,
Day after day we shall happier be,
And as my Ellen tells o'er each blessing,
She still will whisper a prayer for me.
H O W L O N G A N D D R E A R Y IS T H E
NIGHT.
H O W long and dreary is the night,
When I am frae my dearie!
I restless lie frae e'en to morn,
Though I were ne'er sae weary.
For, oh ! her lanely nights are Jang,
And, oh ! her dreams are eerie,
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A n d , oh 1 her widow'd heart is sair
That's absent frae her dearie.
When I think on the lightsome days
I spent wi' thee, my dearie,
And now what seas between us roar,
H o w can I be but eerie ?
For, oh, See,
H o w slow ye move, ye heavy hours !
The joyless day, how dreary!
I t was nae say ge glinted by,
When I was wi* my dearie*
For, oh, See.
MY W I F E ' S A W I N S O M E W E E
S H E is a winsome wee thing,
She is a handsome wee things
She is a bonny wee thing,
This sweet wee wife o' mine
I never saw a fairer,
I never lo'ed a dearer ;
A n d neist my heart I'll wear her,
For fear my jewel tine,
O leeze me on my wee thing,
My bonny blithesome wee thing I
Sae lang's I ha'e my wee thing,
I'll think my lot divine.
Though warld's care we share o't,
And may see meikle mair o't,
W ? her I'll blithely bear it,
A n d ne'er a word repine*
FINIS.
THING.
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My Highland home
I'll love thee ever dearly
My heart is sair for somebody
See the ship
How long and dreary is the night
My wife's a winsome wee thing
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