The lea-rig    (video)    (midi)

 

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1. When o'er the hill the eastern star tells bughtin time is near, my jo,

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    and owsen frae the furrow'd field return sae dowf and weary O;

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    Down by the burn, where birken buds wi' dew are hangin clear, my jo,

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    I'll meet thee on the lea-rig, my ain kind Dearie O.

 

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2. At midnight hour, in mirkest glen, I'd rove, and ne'er be eerie, O,

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    if thro' that glen I gaed to thee, my ain kind Dearie O;

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    Altho' the night were ne'er sae wild, and I were ne'er sae weary O,

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    I'll meet thee on the lea-rig, my ain kind Dearie O.

 

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3. The hunter lo'es the morning sun, to rouse the mountain deer, my jo;

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    at noon the fisher seeks the glen adown the burn to steer, my jo:

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    Gie me the hour o' gloamin' grey, it maks my heart sae cheery O,

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    to meet thee on the lea-rig, my ain kind Dearie O.

 

(orig. = capo 3rd; video = no capo)    (Robert Burns)