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FIVE
EXCELLENT SONGS.
.aHHlLMHIitt i /iA L&VXV'O- 21HT
THE CONSTANT SHEPHERD.
THE
WREATH.
WELCOME SUMMER
BACK
THE DAINTY BIT
THE
AGAIN.
PLAN.
BACHELOR.
GLASGOW;
PRINTED FOR THE BOOKSELLERS.
25.
�SONGS.
THE CONSTANT
SHEPHERD.
My Patie is a lover gay,
His mind is never muddy ;
His breath is sweeter than new hay,
His face is fair and ruddy:
His shape is handsome, middle size,
He's comely in his wauking;
The shining o' his een surprise;
It's heaven to hear him tanking.
Yestreen I met him on a bawk,
Where yellow corn was growing,
Where mony a kindly word he spak,
That set my heart a-glowing.
He kiss'd and vow'd he wad bo mine,
And lo'ed me best o' ony ;
That gars me like to sing sinsyne,
0 corn riggs are bonny.
Let lasses o' a silly mind
Refuse what maist they're wanting,
Since we for yielding were design'd,
We chastely should be granting*
Then I'll comply and marry Pate:
And syne my cockernony
He's free to touzle ear' or late
While corn riggs are bonny.
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THE W R E A T H .
Ye shepherds tell me, tell mo, have you seen,
Have you seen my Flora pass this way,
in shape and feature beauty's queen,
In pastoral, in pastoral array.
Chorus.
Shepherds tell me, tell me, tell me have you seen,
Have you seen my Flora pass this way,
Have you seen, tell me, shepherds, have you seen,
Tell me have you seen my Flora pass this way.
A wreath around her head, around her head she wort
Carnation, lily, lily, rose,
And in her hand a crook she bore,
And sweets, and sweets her breath compose.
Shepherds tell me, &c.
The beauteous, the beauteous wreath that decks her
head, .
Forms her description, her description true,
Hands lily white, lips crimson red,
And cheeks, and cheeks of rosy hue.
Shepherds tell me, &c.
WELCOME S U M M E R B A C K
AGAIN.
In Flora's train the graces wait,
And chase rude winter from the plain ;
As on she roves, the wild flowers spring,
And welcome summer back again.
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Spring dances o'er the plain,
Flowering all the woodland scene,
Then join with me, my lovely May,
To welcome summer back again,
The budding wild will soon perfume
The air, when balm'd by April's rain;
'Mong banks clad o'er wi* waving broom,
We'll welcome summer back again.
In yon sequester'd scene,
The mavis sings his cheerful strain,
And there we'll meet, my lovely May,
To welcome summer back again.
When yellow cowslips soent the meadv
Then gladness o'er the plains will reign ;
And soon, my love, we'll pu' the flowers,
And welcome summer back again.
Spring dances o'er the plain,
Flowering all the woodland scene,
With blooming garlands in her train,
To wekome summer back again.
THE DAINTY BIT PLAN.
Our May had an e'e to a man,
Nae less than the newly-placed Preacher:
And we plotted.a dainty bit-plan
For trapping our spiritual teacher,
O, we were sly, sly! 0 , we were sly and sleekit!
But ne'er say a herring is dry until it be reestit and
smeekit.
�We treated young Mr M'Gock,
We plied him wi' tea and wi' toddy ;
And we praised every, word that he spoke,
Till we put him maist out o' the body.
0 , we were sly, sly! &c.
Frae the kirk we were never awa',
Except when frae hame he was helping ;
And then May, and often us a',
Gaed far and near after him skelping.
0 , we were sly, sly! &c.
We said aye, which our neighbours thought droll,
That to hear him gang through wi' a sermon,
Was, (though a wee dry on the whole,)
As refreshing's the dew 011 Mount Hermon.
O, we were sly, sly! &c.
But to come to the heart 0' the nit—
The dainty bit plan that we plotted
Was to get a subscription afi-t,
And a watch to the minister voted.
0 , we "were sly, sly! &c.
The young women folk 0' the kirk,
By turns lent a hand in collecting;
But May took the feck o' the wark,
And the trouble the rest 0' directing.
0 , we were sly, sly! &c.
A gran' watch was gotten belyve,
And May wi* sma' prigging, consentit
To be ane 0' a party 0' five
To gang to the Manse and present it.
0 , we were sly, sly! &c.
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We a' gied a word o' advice
To May in a deep consultation,
To hae something to say unca nice,
And to speak for the hale deputation.
0 , we were sly, sly! &c.
Taking present and speech baith in hand,
May delivered a bonny palaver
To let Mr M'Gock understand
How zealous she was in his favour.
0 , we were sly, sly! &c.
She said that the gift was to prove,
That his female friends valued him highly,
But it eouldna express a' their love;
And she glintit her e'e at him slyly.
0 , we were sly, sly ! &c.
He put the gold watch in his fab,
And proudly he said he wad wear i t ;
And, after some flattering gab,
Tauld May he was gaun to be marryit.
0 , we were sly, sly! 0 , were sly and sleekit!
But Mr M'Gock was nae gowk, wi' our dainty bit plar
to be cleekit.
May came liame wi' her heart at her mouth,
And became, frae that hour, a Dissenter,
And now she's renewing her youth
Wi* some hopes o' the burgher Precentor.
0 , but she's sly, sly! O, but she's sly and sleekit!
And cleverly opens ae door as soon as anither is steekit.
�7
THE
BACHELOR.
My master was an auld Batch,
Baitli crabbed and uncivil:
Than kiss a lass, (except when f o u )
He'd sooner kiss the d
1.
An' he had gowd and sil'er baith,
As meikle's fill a barrel;
A gaudy house, an' grand estate,
Might serve a duke or earl.
But woman's ways he coudna thole—
The cause o' a disasters ;
He'd sneer, an' jeer, an' curse the sex.
And ca' them downright wasters.
But then, again, when he was fu',
His love was overbearing;
He'd kiss an' slake about my mou',
Nae wife nor sil'er fearing.
As I was growing auld mysel',
And lovers growing scanty,
I thought upon my master's house,
His gear an' sil'er plenty.
So I got witnesses ae night,
When he was reeling rarely,
To hear his tender promises,
An' see us bedded fairly.
He sought me to his chamber ha',
And troth, I didna swither ;
But gave a sweet complying smile,
An' alf to bed thegither.
But oh! that morn when he awoke !
Ere he could weel consider,
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He drew his arms frae 'bout my neck,
As if he'd touch'd an adder!
" Weel, B e t ! " says he, what brings you here
My troth, biit you re a trimmer!
Gae, rise, an' mend the kitchen fire,
You lewd lascivious liramer ! "
" Na, na, gudeman ! do that yoursel'—
I'll rise when I am ready ;
I was your servant yesterday,
But now I am your l a d y ! "
But wha could paint his waspish face,
As I the fatfts were tilling!
His miser-moans, his sii'er-shrinks,
Were like a cuddy's yelling!
W i ' rage, he fell upon the floor,
And gi'ed a mar like thun'er;
But matrimony's chains are strong—
There's few they'll not keep un'er.
Now since his single woes are past,
An' lie has got a baby,
His looks liae quite anither cast,
His dress is never shabby.
A n ' aye he blesses Bet his wife,
The night she nail'd him till her,
An' wadna be a Batch again
For a' his Ian' an' sil'er.
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Five Excellent Songs. The Constant Shepherd. The Wreath. Welcome Summer Back Again. The Dainty Bit Plan. The Bachelor.
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The Constant Shepherd
The Wreath
Welcome Summer Back Again
The Dainty Bit Plan
The Bachelor
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8 pages
16 cm
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25 printed at foot of title page
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Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca, 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413
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JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.
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Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers
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Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario
Type
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ballads & songs
Subject
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Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow
# of Woodcuts: 1
Activity: eating
Architecture: house
Bib Context: title-page
Chapbook Date: no date
Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs
Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers
Fashion (Clothing): working class
Food & Drink
Gender: man/men
Nature: flower(s)
Nature: rock(s)
Occupation: shepherd
Outdoor Scene