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11'O Phely, happy be that day, <B>CHORUS</B>
22'When roving through the gather'd hay,<b>He and She</b>
33'My youthful heart was stown away, For a' the joys that gowd can gie,
44'And by thy charms, my Phely. I dinna care a single flie !
55"O Willy, ay I bless the grove The lad/lass I love 's the lad/lass for me
66"Where first I own'd my maiden love, And that 's my ain dear Willy/Philly
77"Whilst thou did pledge the Powers above, <B>I</B>
88"To be my ain dear Willy.<b>He</b>
99"What's a' the joys that gowd can gi'e? O Philly, happy be that day
1010"I care na wealth a single flie; When, roving thro' the gather'd hay,
1111"The lad/lass I love's the lad/lass for me, My youthfu' heart was stown away,
1212"And that's my ain dear Willy/Phely. And by thy charms, my Philly !
1313 <b>She</b>
1414'As songsters of the early year O Willy, ay I bless the grove
1515'Are ilka day mair sweet to hear, Where first I own'd my maiden love.
1616'So ilka day to me mair dear Whilst thou did pledge the Powers above
1717'And charming is my Phely. To be my ain dear Willy.
1818"As on the brier the budding rose
1919"Still richer breathes and fairer blows, <B>II</B>
2020"So in my tender bosom grows<b>He</b>
2121"The love I bear my Willy. As songsters of the early year
2222"What's a' the joys that gowd can gi'e? &c. Are ilka day mair sweet to hear,
2323 So ilka day to me mair dear
2424'Let fortune's wheel at random rin, And charming is my Philly.
2525'And fools may tyne, and knaves may win;<b>She</b>
2626'My thoughts are a' bound up in ane, As on the brier the budding rose
2727'And that's my ain dear Phely. Still richer breathes, and fairer blows,
2828"What's a' the joys that gowd can gi'e? So in my tender bosom grows
2929"I care na wealth a single flie; The love I bear my Willy.
3030"The lad I love's the lad for me,
3131"And that's my ain dear Willy. <B>III</B>
3232"What's a' the joys that gowd can gi'e? &c.<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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