Highland Mary to the tune of Kathrine Ogie. Dix.36

X:36
T:Highland Mary to the tune of Kathrine Ogie. Dix.36
M:C
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
B:Anon. MS dated 1811, from Dixon collection, Holton le Moor, Lincs.
A:England;Lincolnshire;Holton le Moor
Z:vmp.R.Greig 2012 <http://www.village-music-project.org.uk>
K:Bm
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w:Y-e banks and braes, and streams, a-round the cas-tle o' Mon-gom-er-y, Green
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w:be y-our woods, and f-air y-our flowers Y-our wat---ers nev---er drum-lie:
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w:Th-ere sim--mer first un-f--aulds h-er robes, A-nd there th-ey l-ang--est tarr--y; I-n
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w: there I-- took the l--ast fare-well o-f m--y dear H-igh--land Mar-y.
W:%
W:How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk,
W:How rich the hawthorn's blossoms,
W:As underneath their fragrant shade,
W:I clasped her to my bosom
W:The golden hours, on angel wings,
W:Flew o'er me and my dearie;
W:For dear to me, as light and life
W:Was my sweet Highland Mary.
W:%
W:Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace,
W:Our parting was fu' tender;
W:And pledging aft to meet again,
W:We tore ourselves asunder:
W:But O', fell deaths untimely frost,
W:That nip't my flower so early
W:Now green's the sod, and caulds the clay,
W:That wraps my Highland Mary
W:%
W:0 pale, pale now, those rosy lips
W:I aft ha kissed so fondly
W:And closed for aye, the sparkling glance,
W:That dwelt on me so kindly
W:And mouldering now in silent dust,
W:That heart that loed me dearly
W:But still within my bosom's core
W:Shall live my Highland Mary.

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