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06 Oct 19 - 01:51 AM (#4012105) Subject: Lyr Req: Glasgow Peggy by Silly Wizard From: Folkie Frank This is the recording I'm trying to get the lyrics to: Glasgow Peggy I've managed to get most of the lyrics from this site and a couple of other sites, but I'm missing a couple of verses, and I've no doubt made a couple of mistakes. Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks. What I have: [Verse] First when I come tae Glesga toon The Hieland troops were a' before me And the bonniest lass that e'er I saw She lived in Glesga, they ca'ed her Peggy [Verse] Their chief did meet her faither soon And oh, but he was wondrous angry He says, "Ye mon tak my oxen and kye But ye maunna tak my bonnie Peggy" [Verse] "Oh, haud yer tongue, ye gude auld man For I've got coos and yowes already I come nae to steal yer oxen and kye But I will steal yer bonny Peggy" [Verse] He set her on his jet-black horse And he himsel' rode a fine grey naigie And they're awa' mony miles to the north And nane wi' them, but the bonny Peggy [Verse] And I've got noo ten thousand sheep A' grazing on yon hills sae bonny And ilka hundred, a shepherd has Although I be but a Hieland laddie [Verse] ????? [Verse] Oh, it's I hae fifty acre of land And it's a' plood and sawn already I am Lord Donald of the Isles And why shud nae Peggy be called my lady? [Verse] ????? |
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06 Oct 19 - 04:27 AM (#4012117) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Glasgow Peggy by Silly Wizard From: GUEST,kenny Bit busy at the moment, but I'll have a listen if no-one else does before me. |
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06 Oct 19 - 06:01 AM (#4012125) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Glasgow Peggy by Silly Wizard From: Mick Pearce (MCP) Here's the version from Caledonia's Hardy Sons. There were a few minor changes in the verses you had, which I've marked in bold. Mick GLASGOW PEGGY First when I come tae Glesga toon The Hieland troops were a' before me And the bonniest lass that e'er I saw She lived in Glesga, they ca'ed her Peggy Their chief did meet her faither soon And oh, but he was wondrous angry He says, "Ye mon tak my oxen and kye But ye maunna tak my bonnie Peggy" "Oh, haud yer tongue, ye gude auld man For I've got coos and yowes already I come nae to steal yer oxen nor kye But I will hae yer bonny Peggy" He set her on his guid black horse And he himsel' on a fine grey naigie And they're awa' mony miles to the north And nane wi' them, but the bonny Peggy And I've got noo a thousand sheep A' grazing on yon hills sae bonny And ilka hundred, a shepherd has Although I be but a Hieland laddie Oxen and sheep are guid and guid enough But corn stacks are mickle better; They will stand in the drift and snow When the sheep will be with the wind and the weather. Ah but I've got fifty acre of land And it's a' plood and sown already I am Lord Donald of the Isles And why shud nae Peggy be called my lady? And see ye no yon castles and towers The sun shines on sae bricht and bonny? I am Lord Donald o' the Isles, And I think I'll marry as blithe as ony. Source: Silly Wizard: Caledonia's Hardy Sons youtube recording |
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06 Oct 19 - 06:16 AM (#4012131) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Glasgow Peggy by Silly Wizard From: Reinhard See also the thread Lyr Req: Glasgow Peggy / Glasgow Peggie |
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06 Oct 19 - 07:49 AM (#4012155) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Glasgow Peggy by Silly Wizard From: GUEST,kenny Good man, Mick. I had a look at the sleeve to "Caledonia's Hardy Sons" [ which I remember Andy M. telling me was a phrase taken from "Para Handy" ]. It seems that his version was collated from several sources, but doesn't mention what those sources were. I'm fairly certain I have a recording of Alex Campbell singing it on an LP somewhere. |
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06 Oct 19 - 08:53 AM (#4012166) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Glasgow Peggy by Silly Wizard From: GUEST,Starship Here's Alex Campbell's version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH5OhaPfa0g Here's another by Ewan MacColl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLIx2XhHtgo |
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06 Oct 19 - 01:45 PM (#4012223) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Glasgow Peggy by Silly Wizard From: Folkie Frank Once again, many thanks. You folks are the best! |
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20 Oct 19 - 10:51 AM (#4014544) Subject: Lyr Add: GLASGOW PEGGY (1827) From: Jim Dixon From Ancient Scottish Ballads, Recovered from Tradition..., by by George Richie Kinloch (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1827), page 174: GLASGOW PEGGY Is given from recitation. A paltry and imperfect copy has often been printed for the stalls, though the Editor has never seen it in any collection. The Lawland lads think they are fine, But the hieland lads are brisk and gaucy;* And they are awa near Glasgow toun, To steal awa a bonnie lassie. “I wad gie my gude brown steed, And sae wad I my gude grey naigie,* That I war fifty miles frae the toun, And name wi' me but my bonnie Peggy.” But up then spak the auld gudman, And vow but he spak wondrous saucie;— “Ye may steal awa our cows and ewes, But ye sanna get our bonnie lassie.” “I have got cows and ewes anew, I’ve got gowd and gear already; Sae I dinna want your cows nor ewes, But I will hae your bonnie Peggy.” “I’ll follow you oure moss and muir, I’ll follow you oure mountains many, I’ll follow you through frost and snaw, I’ll stay na langer wi' my daddie.” He set her on a gude brown steed, Himself upon a gude grey naigie; They’re oure hills, and oure dales, And he's awa wi' his bonnie Peggy. As they rade out by Glasgow toun, And doun by the hills o' Achildounie, There they met the Earl of Hume, And his auld son, riding bonnie. Out bespak the Earl of Hume, And O but he spak wondrous sorry,— “The bonniest lass about a' Glasgow toun, This day is awa wi' a hieland laddie.” As they rade bye auld Drymen toun, The lassies leuch* and lookit saucy, That the bonniest lass they ever saw, Sud* be riding awa wi' a hieland laddie. They rode on through moss and muir,* And so did they owre mountains many, Until that they cam to yonder glen, And she's lain doun wi' her hieland laddie. Gude green hay was Peggy's bed, And brakens* war her blankets bonnie; Wi’ his tartan plaid aneath her head, And she's lain doun wi' her hieland laddie. “There's beds and bowsters* in my father's house, There's sheets and blankets, and a' thing ready, And wadna they be angry wi' me, To see me lie sae wi' a hieland laddie.” “Tho' there's beds and beddin in your father's house, Sheets and blankets and a made ready; Yet why sud they be angry wi' thee, Though I be but a hieland laddie. It's I hae fifty acres of land, It's a plow’d and sawn already; I am Donald the Lord of Skye, And why sud na Peggy be call’d a lady? I hae fifty gude milk kye, A’ tied to the staws* already; I am Donald the Lord of Skye, And why sud na Peggy be call'd a lady? See ye no a’ yon castles and tow’rs, The sun sheens owre them a' sae bonnie; I am Donald the Lord of Skye, I think I'll mak ye as blythe as onie. A’ that Peggy left behind Was a cot-house and a wee kail-yardie; Now I think she is better by far, Than tho’ she had got a lawland lairdie. * Gaucy—jolly. * Naigie—nag. * Leuch—laughed. * Sud—should. * Moss and muir—marsh and moor. * Brakens—fern. * Bowsters—bolsters. * Staws—stalls. |