the LAMMY

X: 90
T: the LAMMY
O: 1806
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1806, p.25-27
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: Em
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E | E> F G> A (Bc) d2 | (AB) (AG)
w: O whare hae ye been a'* day, my* boy*
FD D2 | E> F G> A (Bc) d2 | (Bg) (f>e)
w: Tam-*my? Whare hae ye been a'* day, my* boy*
B<e e |][| B | e> f g> e d> c B2 |
w: Tam-*my? I've been by burn and flow-'ry brae,
G> B d> B A> F D2 | e> g f>
w: Mea-dow green, and moun-tain grey, Court-ing o'
g e2 B2 | G> A B> A G E2 |]
w: this young thing, just come frae her mam-my.
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W:2.And whare gat ye that young thing, my boy Tammy?
W:  And whare gat ye that young thing, my boy Tammy?
W:     I gat her down in yonder howe,
W:     Smiling on a broomy knowe,
W:  Herding a' wee lamb and ewe, for her poor mammy.
W:
W:3.What said ye to that young thing, my boy Tammy?
W:  What said ye to that young thing, my boy Tammy?
W:     I prais'd her een sae bonny blue,
W:     Her dimpl'd cheek, and cherry mou';
W:  I prie'd it aft, as ye may trow; she said she'd tell her mammy.
W:
W:4.I held her to my beating breast; "My young, my smiling lammy;"
W:  I held her to my beating breast; "My young, my smiling lammy,
W:     "I hae a house, it cost me dear,
W:     "I've walth o' plenishin and gear,
W:  "Ye'se get it a' war't ten times mair, gin ye will leave your mammy."
W:
W:5.The smile gade aff her bonny face; "I manna leave my mammy;"
W:  The smile gade aff her bonny face; "I manna leave my mammy;"
W:     "She's gi'en me meat, she's gi'en me claise,
W:     "She's been my comfort a' my days;
W:  "My daddy's death brought mony waes; I canna leave my mammy."
W:
W:6."We'll tak her hame, and mak her fain, my ain kind-hearted lammy;
W:  "We'll tak her hame, and mak her fain, my ain kind-hearted lammy;
W:  "We'll gie her meat, we'll gie her claise,
W:  "We'll be her comfort a' her days;"
W:  The wee thing gies her hand, and says, "There! gang and ask my mammy."
W:
W:7.Has she been to the kirk wi' thee, my boy Tammy?
W:  Has she been to the kirk wi' thee, my boy Tammy?
W:     She has been to the kirk wi' me,
W:     And the tear was in her ee,—-
W:  But oh! she's but a young thing, just come frae her mammy.
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Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/1806/0043
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/CaledonianMusicalRepository/1806/1806/0043