My only joe and deary o: to which are added, O whistle and I'll come to you my lad, Banks and braes of bonny Doon, Polly Stewart, Sweet Annie, A love song.

O whistle and I'll come to you my lad.

Banks and braes of bonny Doon.

Polly Stewart

Sweet Annie, A love song.

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

Stirling: Printed and sold by C. Randall

1806

8 pages

17 cm

A collection of songs and ballads, most of which focus on love, beauty, and courtship. The first describes the childhood and youth of a young couple and the wish of the singer to return to those days of love and joy, while the second is a song by Robert Burns reproaching the birds for singing and nature for blooming when heartache is at hand. The next song arranges a clandestine meeting, signaled by a whistle, between a young couple in order to avoid the disapproval of the girl’s parents, while the following ballad describes the beauty and charm of a country girl. The next song describes the love between a sailor and his girl, who waits for him faithfully despite temptations by wealthy lairds or false friends and musicians, followed by a final brief song which praises chaste and constant love over false passion.

Ballads and songs

Courtship and Marriage

Chapbooks - Scotland - Stirling

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