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THE SHEPHERD'S WIFE (Robert Burns) The Shepherd's wife cries o'er the knowe, Will ye come hame, wi1l ye come hame; The Shepherd's wife cries o'er the knowe, Will ye come hame again een, jo? What wi1l I get to my supper, Gin I come hame, gin I come hame? What wi1l I get to my supper, Gin I come hame again een, jo? Ye'se get a panfu o plumpin parridge,. And butter in them, and butter in them Ye'se get a panfu o plumpin parridge, Gin ye'll come hame again een,jo. Ha, ha how! that's naething that dow, I winna come hame, I canna come hame; Ha, ha how! that's naething that dow, I winna come hame gin een, jo. The Shepherd's wife &c. What will I get &c. A reekit fat hen, weel fryth'd i'the pan, Gin ye'll come hame, gin ye'll come hame, A reekin fat hen weel fryth'd i'the pan, Gin ye'll come hame again een jo. Ha, ha, how! &c. The Shepherd's wife &c. What wi1l I get &c. A weel made bed and a pair o clean sheets, Gin ye'll come hame, gin ye'll come hame, A weel made bed and a pair o clean sheets, Gin ye'll come hame again een jo. Ha, ha, how! &c. The Shepherd's wife &c. What will I get &c. A luving wife in lily-white linens, Gin ye'll come hame, gin ye'll come hame, A luving wife in lily-white linens, Gin ye'll come hame again een, jo. Ha, ha, how! that's something that dow, I wi1l come hame, I will come hame; Ha, ha, how! that's something that dow, I wi1l come hame again een, jo. A Burns rewrite of a traditional song @marriage @love @Scottish filename[ SHEPWIFE ARB |
Bonnie Saint John (Also re-written by burns as The Sheperd's Wife Midi made from the notation in Burns: Poems and Songs (James Kinsley, OUP 1969).) The Shepherd's Wife (This is Robert Burns' rewrite of a traditional song Midi made from the notation in Burns: Poems and Songs (James Kinsley, OUP 1969).) |
