Robert Burns – Does Haughty Gaul Invasion Threat? Song
Does Haughty Gaul Invasion Threat? Song Tune— Push about the Jorum. Does haughty Gaul invasion threat? Then let the louns beware, Sir; There’s wooden walls upon our seas, And volunteers on shore, Sir: The Nith shall run to Corsincon, And Criffel sink in Solway, Ere we permit a Foreign Foe On British ground to rally! […]
Robert Burns – The Charms Of Lovely Davies Song
The Charms Of Lovely Davies Song Tune— Miss Muir. O how shall I, unskilfu’, try The poet’s occupation? The tunefu’ powers, in happy hours, That whisper inspiration; Even they maun dare an effort mair Than aught they ever gave us, Ere they rehearse, in equal verse, The charms o’ lovely Davies. Each eye it cheers […]
Robert Burns – Braving Angry Winter’s Storms Song
Braving Angry Winter’s Storms Song Tune— Neil Gow’s Lament for Abercairny. Where, braving angry winter’s storms, The lofty Ochils rise, Far in their shade my Peggy’s charms First blest my wondering eyes; As one who by some savage stream A lonely gem surveys, Astonish’d, doubly marks it beam With art’s most polish’d blaze. [Footnote 1: […]
Robert Burns – Song O Leave Novels
Robert Burns Song O Leave Novels [Footnote 1: Burns never published this.] O leave novels, ye Mauchline belles, Ye’re safer at your spinning-wheel; Such witching books are baited hooks For rakish rooks, like Rob Mossgiel; Your fine Tom Jones and Grandisons, They make your youthful fancies reel; They heat your brains, and fire your veins, […]
Robert Burns – The Lass O’ Ballochmyle Song
The Lass O’ Ballochmyle Robert Burns Song Tune— Ettrick Banks. ‘Twas even—the dewy fields were green, On every blade the pearls hang; The zephyr wanton’d round the bean, And bore its fragrant sweets alang: In ev’ry glen the mavis sang, All nature list’ning seem’d the while, Except where greenwood echoes rang, Amang the braes o’ […]
Robert Burns – Song. The Day Returns
Robert Burns Song. The Day Returns Tune— Seventh of November. The day returns, my bosom burns, The blissful day we twa did meet: Tho’ winter wild in tempest toil’d, Ne’er summer-sun was half sae sweet. Than a’ the pride that loads the tide, And crosses o’er the sultry line; Than kingly robes, than crowns and […]
Robert Burns – Extempore In The Court Of Session Song
Robert Burns Song Extempore In The Court Of Session Tune— Killiercrankie. Lord Advocate He clenched his pamphlet in his fist, He quoted and he hinted, Till, in a declamation-mist, His argument he tint it: He gaped for’t, he graped for’t, He fand it was awa, man; But what his common sense came short, He eked […]
Robert Burns – Raving Winds Around Her Blowing Song
Raving Winds Around Her Blowing Song Tune— M’Grigor of Roro’s Lament. I composed these verses on Miss Isabella M’Leod of Raza, alluding to herfeelings on the death of her sister, and the still more melancholy deathof her sister’s husband, the late Earl of Loudoun, who shot himself outof sheer heart-break at some mortifications he suffered, […]
Robert Burns – Phillis The Queen O’ The Fair Song
Phillis The Queen O’ The Fair Song Tune— The Muckin o’ Geordie’s Byre. Adown winding Nith I did wander, To mark the sweet flowers as they spring; Adown winding Nith I did wander, Of Phillis to muse and to sing. Chorus.—Awa’ wi’ your belles and your beauties, They never wi’ her can compare, Whaever has […]
Robert Burns – Song The Birks Of Aberfeldy
Robert Burns Song The Birks Of Aberfeldy Tune— The Birks of Abergeldie. Chorus.—Bonie lassie, will ye go, Will ye go, will ye go, Bonie lassie, will ye go To the birks of Aberfeldy! Now Simmer blinks on flowery braes, And o’er the crystal streamlets plays; Come let us spend the lightsome days, In the birks […]