JOHN ANDERSON, MY JO

X: 82
T: JOHN ANDERSON, MY JO
O: 1811
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1811, p.146-150
F: http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87686121
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: Am
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(AG) | E2 A2 A2 B2 | c4 c2 (dc) |
w: John* An-der-son, my jo, John, when
B3 A G2 ^F2 | G6 (AG) | E2 A2 A2 B2 |
w: we were first ac-quaint, Your* locks were like the
c4 c2 d2 | e3 d c2 d2 | e6 (g>f) |
w: ra-ven, your bon-ny brow was brent; But*
e3 d c2 d2 | (d3 f) g2 (fe) | d3 c
w: now ye're turn-ed bald,* John, your* locks are
B2 c2 | d6 (cd) | e2 c2 d2 (cB) | c2 (BA)
w: like the snaw, My* blessings on your* fros-ty*
B2 (AG) | E2 A2 A2  ^G2 | A6 |]
w: pow, John* An-der-son, my jo.
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W:2.John Anderson, my jo, John, ye were my first conceit,
W:  And ay at kirk and market, I've kept you trim and neat;
W:  Some folk say ye're auld, John, but I scarce believe it's so,
W:  For ye are ay the same to me, John Anderson, my jo.
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W:3.John Anderson, my jo, John, we've seen our bairns' bairns,
W:  And yet, my dear John Anderson, I'm happy in your arms,
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W:  And sae are ye in mine, John, I'm sure ye'll ne'er say no,
W:  Though the days are gane that we hae seen, John Anderson, my jo.
W:
W:4.John Anderson, my jo, John, our siller ne'er was rife,
W:  And yet we ne'er saw poverty sin' we were man and wife;
W:  We've ay haen bit and brat, John, great blessings here below,
W:  And that helps to keep peace at hame, John Anderson, my jo.
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W:5.John Anderson, my jo, John, the warld loes us baith;
W:  We ne'er spak ill o' neibpurs, John, nor did them ony skaith;
W:  To live in peace and quietness was a' our care, ye know,
W:  And I'm sure they'll greet when we are dead, John Anderson, my jo.
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Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/1811/0043
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/1811/1811/0043
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/1811/John_Anderson_My_Jo/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/John_Anderson_My_Jo_1811/0000