Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs online

23 Jun 04 - 01:55 AM (#1212683)
Subject: Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs online
From: Desert Dancer

I stumbled across this site, which has transcribed the texts in Volume 1 of

Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, Heroic Ballads &c collected by David Herd; The Moray Press (Edinburgh) December 1944. (First published September 1776)

Thought this might interest some folks.

~ Becky in Tucson

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23 Jun 04 - 01:58 AM (#1212684)
Subject: RE: Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs online
From: Desert Dancer

Here's the contents of volume 1:
          o bonny dundee
          o gala-watter
          o gae to the kye wi me, johny
          o brose an butter
          o jenny's bawbee
          o cock up your beaver
          o john, come kiss me nou
          o when she cam ben she bobbit
          o whistle ower the lave o't
          o the grey cock
          o when i was a wee thing
          o waly fou fa' the cat
          o dainty davie
          o hey how johny lad
          o as i gaed to the well at e'en
          o lumps o puddin
          o birks o aibergeldy
          o fare ye weel, my auld wife
          o will ye gae to flanders
          o tibby fowler o the glen
          o kirk wad let me be
          o blink ower the burn, sweet betty
          o green growes the rashes
          o guidnicht an joy be wi you a'
          o i hae layen three herrin in saut
          o kissed the streen
          o a touch can dae nae ill
          o donald couper
          o green sleeves
          o my wife's a wanton wee thing
          o symon brodie
          o the dainty dounby
          o reckle mahudie
          o the prettiest laird in a' the west
          o ten thoosand times guid nicht
          o apron deary
          o auld rob morris
          o auld guidman
          o auld sir simon the king
          o birks o aibergeldy
          o bob o dumblane
          o the jolly beggar
          o clout the cauldron
          o lucky nancy
          o drucken wife o gallowa
          o for oor lang bidin here
          o for the sake o somebody
          o fy gar rub her ower wi strae
          o fee him, faither, fee him
          o gaberlunzie man
          o gypsie laddie
          o jenny dang the weaver
          o jocky fou, jenny fain
          o jenny nettles
          o kirk wad let me be
          o ye blythest lads an lasses gay
          o low doun in the broom
          o lass wi a lump o land
          o my jo janet
          o my daddy forbad, my minny forbad
          o maggie lauder
          o maggie's tocher
          o norland jocky
          o ower the hills an far awa
          o wee pickle gowd
          o come, lat's hae mair wine in
          o spinnin wheel
          o steer her up an haud her gaun
          o sleepy body
          o this is no mine ain hoose
          o toddlin hame
          o what's that to you?
          o werena my hert licht i wad dee
          o weedae, are ye waukin?
          o we'll a' to kelso gae
          o we're geyly yet
          o the yellow-haired laddie
          o nae dominies for me, laddie
          o jamie gay
          o i've been coortin
          o here awa, there awa

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23 Jun 04 - 01:58 PM (#1213030)
Subject: RE: Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs online
From: Mudlark

Thanks for the resource, Desert Dancer...

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