tune traditional
arranged by Peter Hill and Sheena Phillips
for tenor and bass chorus

TTBB performance time approx 2m 00

Music

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Words

Lang hae we parted been, [long have]
Lassie, my dearie;
Now we are met again,
Lassie, lie near me.

Near me, near me,
Lassie, lie near me,
Lang hast thou lien thy lane, [lain alone]
Lassie lie near me.

A' that I hae endured, [all]
Lassie, my dearie,
Here in thy airms is cur'd,[arms]
Lassie, lie near me.

Robert Burns
(based on but adding to a traditional song)

Price

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