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1 | 1 | <B>CHORUS</B> | |
2 | 2 | <b>He and She</b> | |
3 | 3 | For a' the joys that gowd can gie, | |
4 | 4 | I dinna care a single flie ! | |
5 | 5 | The lad/lass I love 's the lad/lass for me | |
6 | 6 | And that 's my ain dear Willy/Philly | |
7 | 7 | <B>I</B> | |
8 | 8 | <b>He</b> | |
9 | 9 | O Philly, happy be that day | |
10 | 10 | When, roving thro' the gather'd hay, | |
11 | 11 | My youthfu' heart was stown away, | |
12 | 12 | And by thy charms, my Philly ! | |
13 | 13 | <b>She</b> | |
14 | 14 | O Willy, ay I bless the grove | |
15 | 15 | Where first I own'd my maiden love. | |
16 | 16 | Whilst thou did pledge the Powers above | |
17 | 17 | To be my ain dear Willy. | |
18 | 18 | ||
19 | 19 | <B>II</B> | |
20 | 20 | <b>He</b> | |
21 | 21 | As songsters of the early year | |
22 | 22 | Are ilka day mair sweet to hear, | |
23 | 23 | So ilka day to me mair dear | |
24 | 24 | And charming is my Philly. | |
25 | 25 | <b>She</b> | |
26 | 26 | As on the brier the budding rose | |
27 | 27 | Still richer breathes, and fairer blows, | |
28 | 28 | So in my tender bosom grows | |
29 | 29 | The love I bear my Willy. | |
30 | 30 | ||
31 | 31 | <B>III</B> | |
32 | 32 | <b>He</b> | |
33 | The milder sun and bluer sky, | ||
34 | That crown my harvest cares wi' joy, | ||
35 | Were ne'er sae welcome to my eye | ||
36 | As is a sight o' Philly. | ||
37 | <b>She</b> | ||
38 | The little swallow's wanton wing, | ||
39 | Tho' wafting o'er the flowery spring, | ||
40 | Did ne'er to me sic tidings bring | ||
41 | As meeting o' my Willy. | ||
42 | |||
43 | <B>IV</B> | ||
44 | <b>He</b> | ||
45 | The bee, that thro' the sunny hour | ||
46 | Sips nectar in the op'ning flower, | ||
47 | Compar'd wi' my delight is poor | ||
48 | Upon the lips o' Philly. | ||
49 | <b>She</b> | ||
50 | The woodbine in the dewy weet, | ||
51 | When ev'ning shades in silence meet, | ||
52 | Is nocht sae fragrant or sae sweet | ||
53 | As is a kiss o' Willy. | ||
54 | |||
55 | <B>V</B> | ||
56 | <b>He</b> | ||
57 | Let Fortune's wheel at random rin, | ||
58 | And fools may tyne, and knaves may win ! | ||
59 | My thoughts are a' bound up on ane. | ||
60 | And that 's my ain dear Philly. | ||
61 | <b>She</b> | ||
62 | What 's a' the joys that gowd can gie ? | ||
63 | I dinna care a single flie ! | ||
64 | The lad I love 's the lad for me. | ||
65 | And that 's my ain dear Willy. | ||
66 | (<B>CHORUS</B>) |
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