Tibbie I Hae Seen the Day

X: 82
T: Tibbie I Hae Seen the Day
O: 1811
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1811, p.178-181
F: http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87686121
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Added dot to final note to complete the rhythm.
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: Ador
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B | D <D E> G A> G E> G |
w: O Tib-bie, I hae seen the day, Ye
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D <D E> G c3 e | d> B g> B
w: wad na been sae shy; For lack o' gear ye
A> G E> G | D <D E> G A3 |]
w: light-ly me; But, troth! I care na by.
B | c> A B> G A> G E> B |
w: Ye-streen I met you on the muir, Ye
c> B c> d e> f g> e |
w: spak na, but gade by like stoure; Ye
d> B g> B A> G E> G | D <D
w: geck at me be-cause I'm poor; But fient a
E> G A3 |]
w: hair care I.
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W:2.O Tibbie! I hae seen the day
W:    Ye wad na been sae shy;
W:  For lack o' gear ye lightly me;
W:    But, troth! I care na by.
W:  I doubt na, lass, but ye may think,
W:  Because ye hae the name o' clink,
W:  That ye can please me wi' a wink,
W:    Whene'er ye like to try.
W:
W:3.O Tibbie! I hae seen the day
W:    Ye wad na been sae shy;
W:  For lack o' gear ye lightly me;
W:    But, troth! I care na by.
W:  But sorrow tak him that's sae mean,
W:  Although his pouch o' coin were clean,
W:  Wha follows ony saucy quean
W:    That looks sae proud and high.
W:
W:4.O Tibbie! I hae seen the day
W:    Ye wadna been sae shy;
W:  For lack o' gear ye lightly me;
W:    But, troth! I care na by.
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W:  Although a lad were e'er sae smart,
W:  If he but want the yellow dirt,
W:  Ye'll cast your head anither airt,
W:    And answer him fu' dry.
W:
W:5.O Tibbie! I hae seen the day
W:    Ye wad na been sae shy;
W:  For lack o' gear ye lightly me;
W:    But, troth! I care na by.
W:  But if he hae the name o' gear,
W:  Yell fasten to him like a brier,
W:  Though hardly he, for sense or lear,
W:    Be better than the kye.
W:
W:6.O Tibbie! I hae seen the day
W:    Ye wad na been sae shy;
W:  For lack o' gear ye lightly me;
W:    But, troth! I care na by.
W:  There lives a lass in yonder park,
W:  I wad na gie her under sark
W:  For thee, wi' a' thy thousand mark;
W:    Ye need na look sae high.
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Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/1811/1811/0084
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/1811/Tibbie_I_Hae_Seen_the_Day/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/Tibbie_I_Hae_Seen_the_Day_1811/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/alltunes/0159

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