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Here awa', there awa'

Traditional

“Here awa', there awa'” as printed in The Book of Scottish Song (1843).

Traditional: Collected Lyrics Text 154 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

Here awa', there awa', here awa', Willie!

Here awa', there awa', haud awa' hame!

Lang have I sought thee, dear have I bought thee,

Now I have gotten my Willie again.

Through the lane muir I have followed my Willie;

Through the lang muir I have followed him hame.

Whatever betide us, nought shall divide us;

Love now rewards all my sorrow and pain.

Here awa', there awa', here awa', Willie!

Here awa', there awa', haud awa', hame!

Come, love, believe me, nothing can grieve me,

Ilka thing pleases, when Willie's at hame.

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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, “Here awa', there awa'”

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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