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1. When o'er the hill the eastern star tells bughtin
time is near, my jo,
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G D
and owsen frae the furrow'd field return
sae dowf and weary O;
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G
Down by the burn, where birken buds wi'
dew are hangin clear, my jo,
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G D
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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G D
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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G D
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)