Robert Burns – Song Out Over The Forth
Robert Burns Song Out Over The Forth Out over the Forth, I look to the North; But what is the north and its Highlands to me? The south nor the east gie ease to my breast, The far foreign land, or the wide rolling sea. But I look to the west when I gae to […]
Robert Burns – Masonic Song Song
Robert Burns – Masonic Song Song Tune— Shawn-boy, or Over the water to Charlie. Ye sons of old Killie, assembled by Willie, To follow the noble vocation; Your thrifty old mother has scarce such another To sit in that honoured station. I’ve little to say, but only to pray, As praying’s the ton of your […]
Robert Burns – Song I Murder Hate
Robert Burns Song I Murder Hate I murder hate by flood or field, Tho’ glory’s name may screen us; In wars at home I’ll spend my blood— Life-giving wars of Venus. The deities that I adore Are social Peace and Plenty; I’m better pleas’d to make one more, Than be the death of twenty. I […]
Robert Burns – Song Young Peggy Blooms
Robert Burns Song Young Peggy Blooms Tune— Loch Eroch-side. Young Peggy blooms our boniest lass, Her blush is like the morning, The rosy dawn, the springing grass, With early gems adorning. Her eyes outshine the radiant beams That gild the passing shower, And glitter o’er the crystal streams, And cheer each fresh’ning flower. Her lips, […]
Robert Burns – Song, Composed In Spring
Robert Burns Song, Composed In Spring Tune— Jockey’s Grey Breeks. Again rejoicing Nature sees Her robe assume its vernal hues: Her leafy locks wave in the breeze, All freshly steep’d in morning dews. Chorus.—And maun I still on Menie doat, And bear the scorn that’s in her e’e? For it’s jet, jet black, an’ it’s […]
Robert Burns – Song Here’s To Thy Health
Robert Burns Song Here’s To Thy Health Tune— Laggan Burn. Here’s to thy health, my bonie lass, Gude nicht and joy be wi’ thee; I’ll come nae mair to thy bower-door, To tell thee that I lo’e thee. O dinna think, my pretty pink, But I can live without thee: I vow and swear I […]
Robert Burns – M’Pherson’s Farewell Song
Robert Burns – M’Pherson’s Farewell Song Tune— M’Pherson’s Rant. Farewell, ye dungeons dark and strong, The wretch’s destinie! M’Pherson’s time will not be long On yonder gallows-tree. Chorus.—Sae rantingly, sae wantonly, Sae dauntingly gaed he; He play’d a spring, and danc’d it round, Below the gallows-tree. O, what is death but parting breath? On many […]
Robert Burns – Song Tam Glen
Robert Burns Song Tam Glen My heart is a-breaking, dear Tittie, Some counsel unto me come len’, To anger them a’ is a pity, But what will I do wi’ Tam Glen? I’m thinking, wi’ sic a braw fellow, In poortith I might mak a fen; What care I in riches to wallow, If I […]
Robert Burns – My Father Was A Farmer Song
Robert Burns – My Father Was A Farmer Song Tune— The weaver and his shuttle, O. My father was a farmer upon the Carrick border, O, And carefully he bred me in decency and order, O; He bade me act a manly part, though I had ne’er a farthing, O; For without an honest manly […]
Robert Burns – Ballad On The American War Song
Ballad On The American War Song Tune— Killiecrankie. When Guilford good our pilot stood An’ did our hellim thraw, man, Ae night, at tea, began a plea, Within America, man: Then up they gat the maskin-pat, And in the sea did jaw, man; An’ did nae less, in full congress, Than quite refuse our law, […]