COME UNDER MY PLAIDY

X: 41
T: COME UNDER MY PLAIDY
O: 1811
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1811, p.70-73
F: http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87686121
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: G
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g | d B B B A B | d B B
w: "Come un-der my plai-dy, the night's gaun to
B2 g | d B B B A B |
w: fa', Come in frae the cauld blast, the
G E E E2 g | d B B B A B |
w: drift, and the snaw; Come un-der my plai-dy, and
d B B B A G | A A A
w: lie down be-side me, There's room in't, be-
B A B | G E E E2 ][ d | g f g
w: lieve me, dear las-sie, for twa. Come un-der my
a g a | b a g f e d |
w: plai-dy, and lie down be-side me, I'll
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g f g a g a | b g e e2 g/a/ |
w: hap ye frae ev'-ry cauld blast that will blaw; Come*
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w: un-der my plai-dy, and lie down be-side me, There's
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w: room in't, dear las-sie, be-lieve me, for twa."
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W:2.`Gae 'wa wi' your plaidy! auld Donald, gae 'wa!
W:  `I fear na the cauld blast, the drift, nor the snaw:
W:  `Gae 'wa wi' your plaidy — I'll no lie beside ye,
W:  `Ye might be my gutchard; auld Donald, gae 'wa!
W:  `I'm gaun to meet Johnny, he's young and he's bonny,
W:  `He's been at Meg's bridal, fu' trig and fu' braw;
W:  `there's nane dance sae lightly, sae graceful sae 'tightly,
W:  `His cheeks are like roses, his brow's like the snaw.'
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W:
W:3."Dear Marion, let that flee stick fast to the wa';
W:  "Your Jock's but a gowk, and has naething ava;
W:  "The hale o' his pack he has got on his back:
W:  "He's thretty, and I am but threescore and twa.
W:  "Be frank now and kindly, I'll busk ye ay finely;
W:  "At kirk or at market they'll nane gang sae braw;
W:  "A bien house to bide in, a chaise for to ride in,
W:  "And flunkies to 'tend ye as aft as ye ca'."
W:
W:4.`My father ay tell'd me, my mither and a',
W:  `Ye'd mak a gude husband, and keep me ay braw;
W:  `It's true I loe Johnny, he^s young and he's bonny,
W:  `But, wae's me, I ken he has naething ava!
W:  `I hae little tocher, ye've made a gude offer;
W:  `I'm now mair than twenty, my time is but sma';
W:  `Sae gie me your plaidy, I'll creep in beside ye,
W:  `I thought ye'd been aulder than threescore and twa!'
W:
W:5.She crap in ayont him, beside the stane wa',
W:  Whare Johnny was list'ning, and heard her tell a';
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W:  The day was appointed, his proud heart it dunted.
W:  And strack 'gainst his side, as if bursting in twa.
W:  He wander'd hame weary, the night it was dreary.
W:  And thowless, he tint his gate 'mang the deep snaw:
W:  The howlet was screaming, while Johnny cry'd, "Women
W:  "Wad marry Auld Nick, if he'd keep them ay braw.
W:
W:6."O the deil's in the lasses! they gang now sae braw,
W:  "They'll lie down wi' auld men o' threescore and twa;
W:  "The hale o' their marriage is gowd and a carriage;
W:  "Plain love is the cauldest blast now that can blaw,
W:  "Auld dotards, be wary! tak tent wha ye marry,
W:  "Young wives wi' their coaches they'll whup and they'll ca',
W:  "Till they meet wi' some Johnny that's youthfu' and bonny,
W:  "And they'll gie a horn on ilk haffet to claw,"
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Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/1811/0022
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/1811/1811/0022