X: 1
T: the BROOM OF COWDENKNOWS
O: 1806
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1806, p.150-153
F: http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87661539
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Added final rest to correct the rhythm between verses.
M: C
L: 1/8
K: D
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D | D3 F A3 B | (AG) (E>D) D2 (d>A) |
w: How blythe was I each morn* to* see My*
B2 (d>e) {de}f2 (Te>d) | B6 d2 | (A>B) (d>e)
w: swain come* o'er the* hill! He leap'd* the*
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{de}f2 (Te>d) | d2 (D>E) F2 (TED) | G3 A (B>cd) F |
w: burn, and* flew to* me, I* met him wi'** good
E8 |][| D3 F A3 B | A F E> F
w: will. O, the broom, the bon-ny bon-ny
D2 (d>A) | B2 d> e ({e}d>ef) A | B4 z2 d2 |
w: broom, The* broom of the Cow-**den-knows! I
(A>B) (d>e) f2 (Te>d) | (dc) (BA) {G}F2 (TED) |
w: wish* I* were wi'* my* dear* swain, Wi'*
G3 B (A>Bd) F | E6  z |]
w: his pipe and** my ewes.
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W:2.I neither wanted ewe nor lamb,
W:    While his flocks near me lay;
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W:  He gather'd in my sheep at night,
W:    And cheer'd me a' the day.
W:        O, the broom, &c.
W:
W:3.He tun'd his pipe and reed sae sweet,
W:    The birds stood list'ning by;
W:  Ev'n the dull cattle stood and gaz'd,
W:    Charm'd wi' his melody.
W:        O, the broom, &c.
W:
W:4.While thus we spent our time, by turns
W:    Betwixt our flocks and play,
W:  I envy'd not the fairest dame,
W:    Though e'er sae rich and gay.
W:        O, the broom, &c.
W:
W:5.Hard fate! that I should banish'd be,
W:    Gang heavily, and mourn,
W:  Because I lov'd the kindest swain
W:    That ever yet was born.
W:        O, the broom, &c.
W:
W:6.He did oblige me ev'ry hour;
W:    Could I but faithfu' be?
W:  He staw my heart; could I refuse
W:    Whate'er he ask*d of me.
W:        O, the broom,, &c.
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W:
W:7.My doggie, and my little kit,
W:    That held my wee soup whey,
W:  My plaidy, broach, and crooked stick,
W:    Maun now lie useless by.
W:        O, the broom, &c.
W:
W:8.Adieu, ye Cowdenknows, adieu!
W:    Fareweel a' pleasures there!
W:  Ye gods, restore me to my swain,
W:    It's a' I crave or care.
W:        O, the broom, &c.
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X: 1
T: the BROOM OF COWDENKNOWS
T: SECOND SET
O: 1806
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1806, p.154-156
F: http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87661539
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Added final rest to correct the rhythm between verses.
M: C
L: 1/8
K: G
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(d<c) | (B<G) (A<c) {c}B2 (A<G) | (B<d) (c<e)
w: When* sum-*mer* comes, the* swains* on*
{e}d2 (c<B) | (e<g) (c<e) (A<c) (E<A) | (G2 F2) z2 A2 |
w: Tweed Sing* their* suc-*sess-*ful* loves;* A-
(d<A) (B<c) (B<G) (B<d) | (g<d) (e<=f) {f}e3 ^f |
w: round* the* ewes* and* lamb-*kins* feed, And
(g<e) (f<d) (B<g) (e<^c) | {^c2}d4 z2 (dc) | (Bd) (GB)
w: mu-*sic* fills* the* groves. But* my* lov'd*
(EG) (ce) | (dB) (GB) c3 B | (ce) (dB) (Ac) (BG) |
w: song* is* then* the* broom, So fair* on* Cow-*den-*
{G2}F4 z2 d2 | (gf) z{d'}f (fe) z{c'}e | (ed) z{b}d (dc) z{a}c |
w: knows, For sure* so soft,* so sweet* a bloom,* Else-
(3(Bge) (3(dBG) (E<c) (A<F) | G4 z4 | (d<B) (B<G)
w: where** there** ne-*ver* grows. O,* the*
e3 g |  d< B B< G g3 d | e3 d
w: broom, the bon-ny bon-ny broom, The broom on
(cB) (AG) | {G2}F4 z2d2 | (gf) z{d'}f (fe) z{c'}e | (ed) z{b}d
w: Cow-*den-*knows; For sure* so soft,* so sweet* a
(dc) z{a}c | (3(Bge) (3(dBG) | (E<c) (A<F) | {F2}G4 z2 |]
w: bloom,* Else-where** there** ne-*ver* grows.
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W:2.There Colin tun'd his oaten reed,
W:    And won my yeilding heart;
W:  No shephere e'er that dwelt on Tweed,
W:    Could play with half such art.
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W:  He sung of Tay, of Forth, and Clyde,
W:    The hills and dales around,
W:  Of Leader-haughs and Leader-side;
W:    Oh! how I blest the sound!
W:        O, the broom, &c.
W:
W:3.Not Tiviot braes, so green and gay,
W:    May with this broom compare;
W:  Not Yarrow banks, in flow'ry May,
W:    Nor the bush aboon Traquair.
W:  More pleasing far are Cowdenknows,
W:    My peaceful happy home,
W:  Where I was wont to milk my ewes,
W:    At eve, among the broom.
W:        O, the broom, &c.
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