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Gather in

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“Gather in” as printed in The Book of Scottish Song (1843).

Traditional: Collected Lyrics Text 121 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

Gather in, gather in, ane an' a', ane an' a',

Gather in, gather in, ane an' a';

The night, ever dear, claims a cup and a tear

To the memory of Burns that's awa!

Auld Scotland's had bards ane or twa, ane or twa,

Auld Scotland's had bards ane or twa,

But the minstrel that sang Coila's wild braes amang,

Oh! he was the sweetest of a',

Oh! he was the sweetest of a'.

He came like the flow'rets that blaw, that blaw,

He came like the flow'rets that blaw;

But his bright opening spring, nae summer did bring,

For soon, soon he faded awa'.

But short though he sang 'mang us a', 'mang us a',

But short though he sang 'mang us a',

His name from our heart will never depart,

And his fame it shall ne'er fade awa',

And his fame it shall ne'er fade awa'.

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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, “Gather in”

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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