The Linnet (1819, Falkirk)/Jamie frae Dundee

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Jamie frae Dundee.

I canna like you, gentle Sir,
Altho a laird you be;
I like a bonny Scottish lad,
Wha brought me frae Dundee.
Had awa' wi'Jamie,
Had awa' wi Jamie.
Had awa' wi Jamie o'er the lea:
I'll gang wi' him right guid-will,
He's a' the warld to me.

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I'll gang wi' Jamie frae Dundee,
To cheer the lonesome way;
His cheeks are ruddy o'er wi' health,
He's froliesome as May.
Had awa', &c.

The lav'rock mounts to hail the morn,
The lintwhite swells his threat;
But never one so sweet, so clear,
As Jamie's tuneful note,
Had awe' &c.

Divider from 'The Linnet', a chapbook printed in Falkirk in 1819
Divider from 'The Linnet', a chapbook printed in Falkirk in 1819

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