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Posted By: GUEST,MCP
23-Aug-04 - 07:40 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Gan to the Kye wi' Me
Subject: Lyr Add: GAN TO THE KYE WI' ME
Here are the words, I'll put the tune up later when I've a bit more time.
Mick
GAN TO THE KYE WI' ME
Gan to the kye wi' me, my love,
Gan to the kye wi' me;
Over the moor and thro' the grove,
I'll sing ditties to thee:
Cushie, thy pet, is lowing
Around her poor firstling's shed,
Tears in her eyes are flowing,
Because little Colly lies dead.
Gan to the kye, etc
All the fine herd of cattle
Thy vigilant sire possest,
After his fall in battle
By rebel chieftains were prest:
Kine now is all our property,
Left by thy father's will;
Yet if we nurse it watchfully,
We may win geer enow still.
Gan to the kye, etc
Source: Songs of Northern England - John Stokoe, 1893