X: 1
T: the DAYS O' LANGSYNE
O: 1806
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1806, p.210-212
F: http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87661539
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Odd rhythm in bar 1 fixed to be like bars 3, 5, etc.
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: D
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(d/e/) | f> e d d3/ B A/ | A> B d
w: When* war had broke in on the peace o' auld
e2 d/ e/ | f> e d d> B A |
w: men, And frae Chel-sea to arms they were
A> B d d2 (d/e/) | f> e d
w: sum-mon'd a-gain, Twa* vet'-rans grown
d> B A | A> B d e2 d/ e/ |
w: grey, wi' their mus-kets sair foil'd, Wi' a
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f> e d d> B A | A> B d d2 |][|
w: sigh, were re-lat-ing how hard they had toil'd.
(f/e/) | d f a d f a | b> a f
w: The* drum it was beat-ing, to fight they in-
e2 (a/g/) | f> e d d> B A |
w: cline, But* ay they look'd back on the
A> B d d2 |]
w: days o' lang-syne.
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W:2.Eh, Davie man, weel thou remembers the time,
W:  When twa brisk young callans, and just in our prime.
W:  The prince led us, conquer'd, and show'd us the way,
W:  And mony a braw chield we turn'd cauld on that day:
W:  Still again I wad venture this auld trunk o' mine,
W:  Could our gen'ral but lead, or we fight like langsyne.
W:
W:3.But garrison duty is a' we can do;
W:  Tho' our arms are worn weak, yet our hearts are still true:
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W:  We car'd na for dangers by land or by sea,
W:  For time is turn'd coward, and no you and me:
W:  And though at our fate we may sadly repine,
W:  Youth winna return, nor the strength o' langsyne.
W:
W:4.When after our conquests, it joys me to mind
W:  How thy Jean caress'd thee, and my Meg was kind;
W:  They shared o' our danger, though ever sae hard,
W:  Nor car'd we for plunder, when sic our reward.
W:  Ev'n now they're resolv'd baith their hames to resign,
W:  And to share the hard fate they were us'd to langsyne.
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