The Scots musical museum : humbly dedicated to the Catch Club instituted at Edinr June 1771 by James Johnson . Ive a houfe on yonder muir,Lafs gin ye loe me tell me now,Three fparrows may dance on . the flooAnd I canna come ilka day to woo;I hae a butt and I hae a benn,Lafs gin ye loe me talc me now;T hae three chickens and a fat hen,And I canna come ony -mair to woo. [Ve a hen wi a happity leg,Lafs gin ye loe me tak me now,r. Which ilka day lays me an egg,And I canna come ilka day to hae a kebbock tipon my fhelf,Lafs gin ye loe me tak me now,I downa eat it a my felf,And I winna come ony
The Scots musical museum : humbly dedicated to the Catch Club instituted at Edinr June 1771 by James Johnson . Ive a houfe on yonder muir,Lafs gin ye loe me tell me now,Three fparrows may dance on . the flooAnd I canna come ilka day to woo;I hae a butt and I hae a benn,Lafs gin ye loe me talc me now;T hae three chickens and a fat hen,And I canna come ony -mair to woo. [Ve a hen wi a happity leg,Lafs gin ye loe me tak me now,r. Which ilka day lays me an egg,And I canna come ilka day to hae a kebbock tipon my fhelf,Lafs gin ye loe me tak me now,I downa eat it a my felf,And I winna come ony mair to woo. 264 24£ The Lovers addrefs to Rofe brid. By ? Lady. M(e Sweet nurfling of the tears of morning, By Zephyrs balmy r^Wr r rcfir J j I .jJi; Slow. next de_clining, Jts churns will pall u _ pon the view Wm mm 33 Emma fair flowr all hearts now warming, Love will teach thee when refigning,She muft yeild to fates decree, On that breaft thy blufhing pride, Soon like her, thou fhalt be charming, How thy modeft head declining, ?. Soon, fhell-fade and pafs like thee. May deck her beauties,yet not hide. -As thou art the faireft blofsom, If fome hand too boldly daringThy bleft lot fhall envy move; There difturbs thy bleft repofe, Go breath thy fweets on Emmas bofom, Be not of thy vengeance fparing,Seat of innocence and love. Sheath thy prickles in my foes. Ceafe, ceafe my dear friend to explore. M iflfltfiiTrcfWcri r^ ^ ^{3 < ?& Ceafe, ceafe my dear friend to ex-plore From whence and how ^S Slow % n Continued. 236 jjifl jJEjiejger^^ piercing my fmart, Let the charms of the nymph I a _ dore Ex
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