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Jockie's ta'en the parting kiss

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“Jockie's ta'en the parting kiss” as printed in The Book of Scottish Song (1843).

Traditional: Collected Lyrics Text 206 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

Jockie's ta'en the parting kiss,

Ower the mountains he is gane;

And with him is a' my bliss;

Nought but griefs wi' me remain.

Spare my love, ye winds that blaw,

Plashy sleets, and beating rain!

Spare my love, thou feathery snaw,

Drifting o'er the frozen plain!

When the shades of evening creep

Ower the day's fair gladsome e'e,

Sound and safely may he sleep,

Sweetly blythe his waukening be!

He will think on her he loves,

Fondly he'll repeat her name;

For, where'er he distant roves,

Jockie's heart is still 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, “Jockie's ta'en the parting kiss”

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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