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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

I'll gar our gudeman trow
Language: Scottish (Scots) 
I'll gar our gudeman trow
⁠I'll sell the ladle,
If he winna buy to me
⁠A bonnie side-saddle,
To ride to kirk and bridal,
⁠And round about the town;
Stand about, ye fisher jauds,
⁠And gi'e my gown room!

I'll gar our gudeman trow
⁠I'll tak' the fling-strings,
If he winna buy to me
⁠Twal bonnie gowd rings;
Ane for ilka finger,
⁠And twa for illia thoom;
Stand about, ye fisher jauds,
⁠And gi'e my gown room!

I'll gar our gudeman trow
⁠That I'm gaun to die,
If he winna fee to me
⁠Valets twa or three,
To bear my train up frae the dirt,
⁠And ush me through the town,
Stand about, ye fisher jauds,
⁠And gi'e my gown room!

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "I'll gar our gudeman trow", Edinburgh, first published 1834 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Francis George Scott (1880 - 1958), "I'll gar our gudeman trow", published 1922 [ female voice and piano ], from Scottish Lyrics, Book 1, no. 3, Bayley & Ferguson [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Iain Sneddon [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-11-21
Line count: 24
Word count: 121

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