MY ONLY JO AND DEARIE, O

X: 61
T: MY ONLY JO AND DEARIE, O
O: 1806
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1806, p.252-254
F: http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87661539
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Bar 4 is missing a dot; added at the obvious place.
M: C
L: 1/8
K: Em
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B | e3 f (gf) (e^d) | e2 B2 B3 G |
w: Thy cheek is o'* the* ro-se's hue, My
A3 c (BA) (GF) | G2 E2 E3 B |
w: on-ly jo* and* dear-ie, O; Thy
e3 f (gf) (e^d) | e2 B2 B2 G2 |
w: neck is o'* the* sil-ler dew, U-
A3 c (BA) (GF) | G2 E2 E3 :: B |
w: pon the banks* sae* brier-ie, O.  Thy
e3 f g2 e2 | f3 ^d B2 zB | e3 f g2 (fe) |
w: teeth are o' the i-vo-ry, O sweet's the twin-kle*
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f2 d2 d2 (ef) | g2 e2 (gf) (e^d) |
w: o' thine ee: Nae* joy, nae plea-*sure,*
e3 f Hg3 G | A3 c (BA) (GF) | G2 E2 E3 :|
w: blinks on me, My on-ly jo* and* dear-ie, O.
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W:2.The birdie sings upon the thorn
W:    Its sang o' joy, fu' cheerie, O,
W:  Rejoicing in the simmer morn,
W:    Nae care to mak it eerie, O;
W:  Ah! little kens the sangster sweet,
W:    Aught o' the care I hae to meet,
W:  That gars my restless bosom beat,
W:    My only jo and dearie, O.
W:
W:3.When we were bairnies on yon brae,
W:    And youth was blinkin bonny, O,
W:  Aft we wad daff the li'elang day,
W:    Our joys fu' sweet and monie, O.
W:  Aft I wad chace thee o'er the lee,
W:    And round about the thorny tree,
W:  Or pu' the wild flowers a' for thee,
W:    My only jo and dearie, O.
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W:
W:4.I hae a wish I canna tine,
W:    'Mang a' the cares that grieve me, O;
W:  I wish that thou wert ever mine,
W:    And never mair to leave me, O;
W:  Then I wad daut thee night and day,
W:    Nae ither war'dly care I'd hae,
W:  Till life's warm stream forgat to play,
W:    My only jo and dearie, O.
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Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/1806/1806/0061
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/1806/My_Only_Jo_and_Dearie_O/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/My_Only_Jo_and_Dearie_O_1806/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/alltunes/0125

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