DAINTY DAVIE

X: 20
T: DAINTY DAVIE
O: 1806
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1806, p.258-265
F: http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87661539
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C
L: 1/8
K: G
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g2 | d3 c B2 (AB) | (AG) (FE) G3 F |
w: The lass-es fain wad* hae* frae* me, A
G2 d2 (Bc) (dB) | G2 (dc) B2 g2 | d3 c B3 A |
w: sang to keep* them* a' in* glee, While ne'er a ane I
(AG) (FE) G3 A | B2 g2 (ag) (fg) | (e3 f) g2 |]
w: hae* to* gie, But on-ly Dain-*ty* Da-*vie.
d2 | g2 b2 (ga) b2 | (ga) (bc')  b2 (ag) |
w: I learn'd it ear-*ly in* my* youth, When*
f2 (ga) d2 a2 | (fg) (ab) a2 (gf) |
w: bar-ley* ban-nocks caus'd* a* drouth, Whare
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g3 a b2 (ab) | c'b (ag) {g}f2 (ed) |
w: cro-nies met to* weet* their* mouth, Our*
(ef) (ga) (ba) (gf) | (e3 f) g2 ][ g2 | d3 c
w: sang* was* Dain-*ty* Da-*vie.  O Dain-ty
B3 A | (BA) (GF) G3 G | G2 d2 (Bc) (dB) |
w: Da-vie is* the* thing; I ne-ver kent* a*
G2 (dc) B2 g2 | d3 c B2 (AB) |
w: can-ty* spring, That e'er de-serv'd the*
(AG) FE G3 A | B2 (ga) (ba) (gf) |
w: High-*land* fling, Sae weel as* dain-*ty*
(e3 f) g2 |]
w: Da-*vie.
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W:2.When friends and fouk at bridals meet,
W:  Their drouthy mou's and craigs to weet,
W:  The story canna be complete
W:    Without they've Dainty Davie.
W:  Sae, ladies, tune your spinnets weel,
W:  And lilt it up wi' a' your skill,
W:  There's nae strathspey, nor Highland reel,
W:    Comes up to Dainty Davie.
W:        O, Dainty Davie, &c.
W:
W:3.Though bardies a', in former times,
W:  Hae stain'd my sang, wae worth their rhymes!
W:  They had but little meuse, wi' crimes,
W:    To blast my Dainty Davie.
W:  The rankest weeds the garden spoil,
W:  When labour taks the play a while;
W:  The lamp gaes out for want o' oil,
W:    And sae it far'd wi' Davie.
W:        O, Dainty Davie, &c.
W:
W:4.There's ne'er a bar but what's complete,
W:  While ilka note is ay sae sweet,
W:  That auld and young get to their feet,
W:    When they hear Dainty Davie.
W:  Until the latest hour o' time,
W:  When music a' her pow'r shall tine,
W:  Each hill and dale, and grove, shall ring
W:    Wi' bonny Dainty Davie.
W:        O, Dainty Davie, &c.
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T: NOW ROSY MAY COMES IN
T: to the same air
K:
W:1.Now rosy May comes in wi' flow'rs,
W:  To deck her gay green spreading bow'rs,
W:  And now come in my happy hours,
W:    To wander wi' my Davie.
W:  The crystal waters round us fa',
W:  The merry birds are lovers a',
W:  The scented breezes round us blaw,
W:    A-wand'ring wi' my Davie.
W:      Meet me at the warlock knowe,
W:        Bonny Davie, dainty Davie;
W:      There I'll spend the day wi' you,
W:        My ain dear dainty Davie.
W:
W:2.When purple morning starts the hare,
W:  To steal upon her early fare,
W:  Then through the dews I will repair,
W:    To meet my faithful Davie.
W:  When day, expiring in the west,
W:  The curtain draws o' Nature's rest,
W:  I'll flee to's arms I loe the best,
W:    And that's my ain dear Davie.
W:        Meet me at, &.c.
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T: CHARMING CHLOE
T: to the same air
K:
W:1.It was the charming month of May,
W:  When all the flow'rs were fresh and gay,
W:  One morning, by the break of day,
W:    The youthful, charming Chloe,
W:  From peaceful slumber she arose,
W:  Girt on her mantle and her hose,
W:  And o'er the flow'ry mead she goes,
W:    The youthful, charming Chloe.
W:      Lovely was she by the dawn,
W:        Youthful Chloe, charming Chloe,
W:      Tripping o'er the pearly lawn,
W:        The youthful, charming Chloe.
W:
W:2.The feather'd people you might see,
W:  Perch'd all around on ev'ry tree,
W:  In notes of sweetest melody
W:    They hail the charming Chloe:
W:  Till painting gay the eastern skies,
W:  The glorious sun began to rise;
W:  Out-rival'd by the radiant eyes
W:    Of youthful, charming Chloe.
W:      Lovely was she, &c.
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T: LUCKY NANCY
T: to the same air
K:
W:1.While fops, in saft Italian verse,
W:  Ilk fair ane's een and breast rehearse,
W:  While sangs abound, and sense is scarce,
W:    These lines I have indited:
W:  But neither darts nor arrows here,
W:  Venus nor Cupid shall appear;
W:  And yet wi' these fine sounds, I swear,
W:    The maidens are delighted.
W:      I was ay telling you,
W:        Lucky Nancy, Lucky Nancy,
W:      Auld springs wad ding the new,
W:        But ye wad never trow me.
W:
W:2.Nor snaw wi' crimson will I mix,
W:  To spread upon my lassie's cheeks,
W:  And syne th' unmeaning name prefix,
W:     Miranda, Chloe, or Phillis.
W:  I'll fetch nae simile frae Jove,
W:  My height o' ecstacy to prove,
W:  Nor sighing, thus, present my love
W:    Wi' roses eke and lilies.
W:      I was ay telling you, &c.
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W:
W:3.But stay, I had amaist forgot
W:  My mistress, and my sang to boot,
W:  And that's an unco fau't, I wot;
W:    But, Nancy, 'tis nae matter:
W:  Ye see I clink my verse wi' rhyme,
W:  And, ken ye, that atones the crime;
W:  Forbye, how sweet my numbers chime.
W:    And slide awa like water.
W:      I was ay telling you, &c.
W:
W:4.Now ken, my rev'rend sonsy fair,
W:  Thy runkled cheeks and lyart hair,
W:  Thy hauf-shut een and hoddling air,
W:    Are a' my passion's fuel.
W:  Nae skyring gowk, my dear, can see
W:  Or love, or grace, or heav'n in thee,
W:  Yet thou hast charms enew for me;
W:    Then smile, and be na cruel.
W:      Leeze me on thy snawy pow,
W:        Lucky Nancy, Lucky Nancy;
W:      Dryest wood will eithest low,
W:        And, Nancy, sae will ye now.
W:
W:5.Troth, I hae sung a sang to you,
W:  Which ne'er anither bard wad do;
W:  Hear then my charitable vow.
W:    Dear venerable Nancy!
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W:  But if the warld my passion wrang,
W:  And say ye only live in sang,
W:  Ken, I despise a sland'rihg tongue,
W:    And sing to please my fancy.
W:      Leeze me on, &c.
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• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/1806/1806/0020
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• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/Dainty_Davy_1806/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/alltunes/0042

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