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Thread #132140 Message #2986663
Posted By: Barb'ry
14-Sep-10 - 12:44 PM
Thread Name: ADD: The Rue and the Thyme
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rue and the Thyme
Hi It's in the digitrad if you search for 'Rue and Thyme 2'. I'm useless at links but have cut and pasted it below:
RUE AND THYME (2)
There's a rose in yon gairden that's newly sprung in bloom Wi' spreadin' and growin' it blooms a' aroond I reached richt intae it, the reid rose tae find But a thorn pricked my finger and I left it behind
Cho: O rue! O rue! The rue is in prime And it's ye'll pu' the reid rose and I'll pu' the thyme
For I aince loved him dearly but noo him disdain For the langer I loved him the falser he became For the langer I loved him the saucier he grew And it's noo I must tell him that it's time for tae rue
And it's ye'll pu' the reid rose, I'll pu' the rue and thyme For since ye've been unfaithfu', sae will I be unkind And it's ye'll drink tae yer auld love and I'll drink tae mine So here's a health tae the laddie that's maist on my mind
For I can love little and I can love long And I can love an auld love till a new yin comes along I only said I loved him his mind for tae ease And it's when his back is tae me, I can love who I please
This is the Maureen Jelks version transcribed from her Tradition Bearers album " Eence Upon a Time"