Quo' she, my grandsire left me gowd, A mailen plenish'd fairly; And come, my faithful sodger lad, For gold the merchant ploughs the main, The brave poor sodger ne'er despise, LORD GREGORY. O MIRK, mirk is this midnight hour, An exile frae her father's ha', At least some pity on me show, If love it may na be. Lord Gregory, mind'st thou not the grove, By bonie Irwine side, Where first I own'd that virgin-love I lang, lang had denied. A How aften didst thou pledge and vow, And my fond heart, itsel' sae true, Hard is thy heart, Lord Gregory, And flinty is thy breast: Thou dart of Heaven, that flashest by Ye mustering thunders from above, But spare, and pardon my fause love, OPEN THE DOOR TO ME, OH! WITH ALTERATIONS. Он, open the door, some pity show, Oh, open the door to me, oh! Tho' thou hast been false, I'll ever prove true; Oh, open the door to me oh ' Cauld is the blast upon my pale cheek, But caulder thy love for me, oh! The frost that freezes the life at my heart, The wan moon is setting behind the white wave And time is setting with me, oh' ་་་-་ False friends, false love, farewell! for mair She has open'd the door, she has open'd it wide; She sees his pale corse on the plain, oh! My true love! she cried, and sank down by his side Never to rise again, oh! THE ENTREATY. TUNE "Let me in this ae night." O LASSIE, art thou sleeping yet? Or art thou wakin, I would wit? For Love has bound me hand and foot, CHORUS. O let me in this ae night, Thou hear'st the winter wind and weet, Tak pity on my weary feet, And shield me frae the rain, jo. The bitter blast that round me blaws, O let, &c. THE ANSWER. ✪ TELD na me o' wind and rain, CHORUS. I tell you now this ae night, The snelliest blast, at mirkest hours, The sweetest flower that deck'd the mead, Now trodden like the vilest weed; Let simple maid the lesson read, The weird may be her ain, jo. The bird that cham'd his summer-day, THE FORLORN LOVER. TUNE “Let me in this ae night." FORLORN, my love, no comfort near, CHORUS. O wert thou, love, but near me, How kindly thou wouldst cheer me, Around me scowls a wint'ry sky, Cold, alter'd Friendship's cruel part, To poison Fortune's ruthless dart Let me not break thy faithful heart, And say that fate is mine, love. O wert, &c. |