Robbie Tamson's Smiddie

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T:Robbie Tamson's Smiddie
B:Broadwood, Lucy, 1893, English County Songs, Leadenhall Press, London
S:Mrs T. H. Farrer
Z:J.A. Fuller-Maitland
N:Lucy Broadwood notes are:
N:Words and tune from Mrs T. H. Farrer, who learned the song in Canada from Mr Richard Turner.
N:A Scotch version in also in existence
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D |B,/ E3/2 E3/2 D/ B,2 B,3/2 A,/ |D3/2 D/ F3/2 D/ F/ A3/2 z
w:Me mith-er mend't me auld breeks, But ay! but they were did-dy; 
 B |G3/2 E/ F3/2 ^D/ E3/2 E/ B, (E/G/) | B3/2 A/ G3/2 F/ F/ E z/
w:She sent me to get shod the mare  At_ Rob-bie Tam-son's smid-die.
 E/ D3/2 |B,/ E3/2 E3/2 D/ B,3/2 A,/ D3/2 D/ |F3/2 D/ F3/2 D/ F/ A3/2 z 
w: Now t' smid-die lies a-yent the burn That wam-ples thro' the claugh-in' 
B |G3/2 E/ F3/2 ^D/ E3/2 E/ B, (G/A/) | B3/2 A/ G3/2 F/ F/ E z/
w:And ne'er a time I pass that way But_ aye I fall a-laugh-in'.
 E/ D3/2 |B,/ E3/2 E3/2 F/ E3/2 D/ B,3/2 A,/ |D2 F3/2 D/ F/ A3/2 z 
w: Sing-ing fol_ lol de lol de rol, Ri fol lol de lad-dy, 
B |G3/2 E/ F3/2 ^D/ E/ E3/2 C (G/A/) |B3/2 A/ G/ F3/2 F/ E3/2 z2 |]
w:Sing fol de du-y, du-y day, Sing_ fol de du-y dad-dy. 

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