by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Robin is my only jo
Language: English
Robin is my only jo, Robin has the art to loo, So to his suit I mean to bow, Because I ken he loo's me. Happy, happy was the shower, That led me to his birken bower, Where first of love I fand the power, And ken'd that Robin loo'd me. He's tall and sonsy, frank and free, Loo'd by a', and dear to me, Wi' him I'd live, wi' him I'd die, Because my Robin loo's me. My titty Mary said to me, Our courtship but a joke wad be, And I, e'er lang, be made to see, That Robin didna loo me. But little kens she what has been Me and my honest Rob between; And in his wooing, O sae keen Kind Robin is that loo's me! Then fly, ye lazy hours, away, And hasten on the happy day, When "Join your hands," Mess John shall say, And mak' him mine that loo's me!
GLOSSARY
Jo = sweetheart
Birken = birch trees
Sonsy = engaging and friendly in appearance
Titty = sister
Mess John = the parson
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Jo = sweetheart
Birken = birch trees
Sonsy = engaging and friendly in appearance
Titty = sister
Mess John = the parson
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Robin is my only jo", JHW. XXXII/5 no. 412, Hob. XXXIa no. 72bis [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-14
Line count: 24
Word count: 157