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The Woods o' Dunmore

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“The Woods o' Dunmore” as printed in The Scottish Minstrel (First Series) (1850).

unknown author: Collected Lyrics Text 17 1850 · historical text
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This text comes from The Scottish Minstrel (First Series), a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

This lone heart is thine, lassie, charming and fair,

This fond heart is thine, lassie dear;

Nae warld's gear hae I, nae oxen nor kye.

I've naething, dear lassie, but a pure heart to gie.

Yet dinna say me na,

But come, come awa',

And wander, dear lassie, 'mang the woods o' Dunmore.

And wander, dear lassie, 'mang the woods o' Dunmore.

Verse 2

O sweet is thy voice, lassie, charming an' fair,

Enchanting thy smile, lassie dear;

I'll toil aye for thee, for ae blink o' thine e'e,

Is pleasure mair sweet than siller to me.

Yet dinna say me na, &c.

Verse 3

O come to mine arms, lassie, charming an' fair,

Awa wild alarms, lassie dear;

This fond heart an' thine like ivy shall twine,

I'll lo'e thee, dear lassie, till the day that I dee.

O dinna say me na, &c.

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Words by unknown author. Historical text published in The Scottish Minstrel (First Series) (1850); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

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The Scottish Minstrel (First Series) (1850), “The Woods o' Dunmore”

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