O wert thou in the cauld
blast
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1. O, wert thou in the cauld
blast,
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on
yonder lea, on yonder lea,
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my plaidie to the angry airt,
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I'd shelter thee, I'd shelter
thee.
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Or did Misfortune's bitter
storms
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around
thee blaw, around thee blaw,
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D
thy bield should be my bosom,
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to
share it a', to share it a'.
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D - G
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2. Or were I in the wildest waste,
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sae
black and bare, sae black and bare,
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the
desert were a Paradise,
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if
thou wert there, if thou wert
there.
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Or were I monarch of the
globe,
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wi'
thee to reign, wi'
thee to reign,
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the
brightest jewel in my crown
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wad
be my queen, wad be my queen.
(midi. = capo 3rd) (Robert
Burns / Felix Mendelssohn)