The Popular songs of Scotland with their appropriate melodies . h: B3?^Se^^^ E Las - sie wi the lint-white locks, Bon - nie las - sie, art - less lassie; Wilt thou wi me tent the flocks? i fE3=± V * ^ ~^£ H?Hr-P-^-i S =t=£=t ±=£=3=k=± F^ 1? t> F fe=*=fc=rf * ^^ » F-=—fi- sa^^ Wilt thou be my dear - ie, O ? Now na - ture deads the flow - ry lea, And a is young and =S= i U 1—m m— IEF=jv^1H—> 1 iv-f W=* wm I3E 3§E± mf * t -*—Th-^r ?0- ^=rf^ M1*—e- m sweet like thee; . O wilt thou share its joys wi me? And say thoult be my dear - ie, O ? fc m t- »—\ i f^F—\ i\i ^ i ^Ff^^fF > 5ta
The Popular songs of Scotland with their appropriate melodies . h: B3?^Se^^^ E Las - sie wi the lint-white locks, Bon - nie las - sie, art - less lassie; Wilt thou wi me tent the flocks? i fE3=± V * ^ ~^£ H?Hr-P-^-i S =t=£=t ±=£=3=k=± F^ 1? t> F fe=*=fc=rf * ^^ » F-=—fi- sa^^ Wilt thou be my dear - ie, O ? Now na - ture deads the flow - ry lea, And a is young and =S= i U 1—m m— IEF=jv^1H—> 1 iv-f W=* wm I3E 3§E± mf * t -*—Th-^r ?0- ^=rf^ M1*—e- m sweet like thee; . O wilt thou share its joys wi me? And say thoult be my dear - ie, O ? fc m t- »—\ i f^F—\ i\i ^ i ^Ff^^fF > 5taip -i—• ? LASSIE Wl THE LINT-WHITE LOCKS. 233 m W^ §lli^i^l§^P Las - sie wi the lint-white locks; Bern - nie las - sie, art - less lassie; Wilt thou wi me tent the flocks* dfc \—^ \ 1 \ 1 nES n i si ^^ ^ t~t t- ^=^=g=s=± 1—E=H p^m^^^i -A— M -«-— =P K—I- Wilt thou be my dear - ie, O ? The succeeding verses begin at the sign :$: And when the welcome simmer-showerHas cheerd ilk drooping little flower,Well to the breathing woodbine bowerAt sultry noon, my dearie, wi the lint-white locks, &c. When Cynthia lights, wi silver ray,The weary shearers hameward way ;Thro yellow waving fields well stray,And talk o love, my dearie, wi the lint-white locks, &c. And when the howling wintry blastDisturbs my lassies midnight rest;Enclasped to my faithfubreast,Ill comfort thee, my dearie, wi the lint-white locks, &c. Lassie wi the lint-white looks. Burns, in a letter to George Thomson, September 1794, makes thefollowing observations :— I am sensible that my taste in music must be inelegant and vulgar, because people ofundisputed and cultivated taste can find no merit in my favourite tunes. Still, because I am cheaply pleased, isthat any reason why I should deny myself that pleasure ? Many of our strathspeys, ancient and modern, giveme most ex
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