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03 Jan 03 - 04:23 PM (#857970) Subject: Lyr Req: Duncan MacLeary and Janet his Wife From: GUEST,Snori Hi Guys, I am looking for Robert Burns' song called Duncan MacLeary and Janet his Wife. Unfortunatelly I can not find it in any official Robert Burns poems sets. I would be very grateful for your help Snori snori@dudziarz.art.pl www.slainte.art.pl |
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04 Jan 03 - 03:05 PM (#858637) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Duncan MacLeary and Janet his Wife From: Big Tim Snori, how do you know it's a Burns song, if it's not in any of the Burns books, websites? |
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04 Jan 03 - 05:04 PM (#858717) Subject: Lyr Add: DUNCAN MACLEERIE (from The Merry Muses... From: curmudgeon From the Legman editionj of the Merry Muses of Caledonia. DUNCAN MACLEERIE Tune -- Jocky Mabgill Dincan Macleerie and Janet his wife, They gaed to Kilmarnock to buy a new knife; But instead of a knife, they coft but a bleerie; We're very weel saird, quo' Duncan Macleerie. Dincan Macleerie has got a new fiddle, Its all strung wi' hair and a hole in the middle; And aye when he plays on't , his wife looks sae cheery, Very weel done Duncan quo' Janet Macleerie. Duncan he played 'till his bow it grew greasy; Janet grew fearfu' and unco uneasy. Hoot quo' she Duncan, you're unco soon weary; Play us a pibroch, quo' Janet Macleerie. Duncan Macleerie he played on the harp, An' Janet Macleerie she danced in her sark; Her sark it was short , her c---t it was hairy, Very weel danc'd, Janet, quo' Duncan Macleerie Not in any standard Burns collection -- Tom |
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04 Jan 03 - 05:27 PM (#858728) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Duncan MacLeary and Janet his Wife From: curmudgeon Excuse the typoas, please. The tune should read "Jocky Macgill." |
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04 Jan 03 - 09:31 PM (#858875) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Duncan MacLeary and Janet his Wife From: masato sakurai This seems not to be a Burns song. The song Burns wrote to the tune of "Johnny McGill [Jocky Macgill]" is "Tibbie Dunbar." ~Masato |
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04 Jan 03 - 09:36 PM (#858877) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Duncan MacLeary and Janet his Wife From: Malcolm Douglas It's in the collected by Burns section; not his own work, though it passed through his hands so to speak. Hence, I suppose, the confusion. |
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05 Jan 03 - 02:08 PM (#859273) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Duncan MacLeary and Janet his Wife From: GUEST,Snori Thank you very much. I heard this song in the radio, and I liked it very much. Thanks for your help. Snori |