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Richie Origins: James Madison Carpenter & Child Ballads (132* d) Lyr Add: EVERY ROSE BLOOMS 12 Mar 18


Hi,

My title. Here's a version from the James Madison Carpenter Collection, JMC/1/2/2/E, p. 04818. which has the second set of tasks only- similar to "Sing Ivy." This could be considered a cross-over form.

Every Rose Blooms- sung by Mrs. Watson Gray, Corner house East st. Fochabers, Morayshire Scotland heard over 50 years ago from old man William Stuart of Glenlivet.

Ye maun has an acre o' land
Every rose blooms bonnie in thyme,
Atween the sae and the saut sea strand
Afore ye be a true lover o' mine.

Ye maun ploo it wi' yon ram's horn.
And saw [sow] it with ae grain o' corn.

Ye maun shear it wi' a peacock feather,
An' bind it up wi' a sting o' an ether [tongue of an adder]

Ye maun carry it hame on yon snail's back,
An' cover wi' a rainbow for a thack.

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Richie




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