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A weary lot is thine

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“A weary lot is thine” as printed in The Book of Scottish Song (1843).

Traditional: Collected Lyrics Text 14 1843 · historical text
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This text comes from The Book of Scottish Song, edited by Alexander Whitelaw, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

A weary lot is thine, fair maid,

A weary lot is thine!

To pull the thorn thy brow to braid,

And press the rue for wine.

A lightsome eye, a soldier's mein,

A feather of the blue,

A doublet of the Lincoln green,—

No more of me yon knew, my love!

No more of me you knew.

This morn is merry June, I trow,

The rose is budding fain;

But it shall bloom in winter snow,

Ere we two meet again.

He turn'd his charger as he spake,

Upon the river shore:

He gave his bridle-reins a shake,

Said, Adieu for evermore, my love!

And adieu for evermore.

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Traditional words. Historical text published in The Book of Scottish Song (1843); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

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The Book of Scottish Song (1843), edited by Alexander Whitelaw, “A weary lot is thine”

Every contribution in this 1843 anthology predates modern copyright terms by more than a century; any contributor died at least 130 years ago, so the text is in the public domain worldwide (life+70 terms expired no later than 2020).

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