Whistle and I'll come to you. Dix.42

X:42
T:Whistle and I'll come to you. Dix.42
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=70
B:Anon. MS dated 1811, from Dixon collection, Holton le Moor, Lincs.
A:England;Lincolnshire;Holton le Moor
C:Burns
Z:vmp.R.Greig 2012 <http://www.village-music-project.org.uk>
K:C
(c/d/)|e c A G>F E|D d d d2 (c/d/)|e c A G>E G|A c c c2 (c/d/)|
w:O-- whist-le and I'-ll come to you my lad O--whist-le and I'-ll come to you my lad Tho'--
e c A G> F E|D f e {e}d2 (g/f/)|e c A G>E G|A c c c2||
w:fath-er and moth-er and a' should go mad O-- whist-le and I'-ll come to you my lad.
(e/d/)|c e g c e g|c e g gf (e/d/)|c e g c e g|c c' a Hg2g/f/|
w:C-ome down the back stairs when you come to court m-e; C-ome down the back stairs and let no-bod-y see, a-nd
e c A G>F E|D d d d2 g/f/|e c A GE G"bar line adde"|A c c c2||
w: come as you w-ere na' com-ing to me A-nd come as you w-ere na' com-ing to me.
W:%
W:O Whistle, an' I'll come to ye, my lad,
W:O whistle, an' I'll come to ye, my lad,
W:Tho' father an' mother an' a' should gae mad,
W:O whistle, an' I'll come to ye, my lad.
W:At kirk, or at market, whene'er ye meet me,
W:Go by me as tho' ye carE'd na' a flee;
W:But steal me a look o' your bonny black e'e,
W:Yet look as ye were na lookin' to me,
W:Yet look as ye were na' looking at me.
W:O Whistle , &c.  &c
W:%
W:%
W:O Whistle, an' I'll come to ye, my lad,
W:O whistle, an' I'll come to ye, my lad,
W:Tho' father an' mother an' a' should go mad,
W:O whistle, an' I'll come to ye, my lad.
W:Ay vow and protest that ye care na' for me,
W:An' whyles ye may lightly my beauty a-wee;
W:But court na' anither, tho' joking ye be,
W:For fear that she wyle your fancy frae me,
W:O Whistle &c. &c

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