Album Summary: William Thomson's Orpheus Caledonius (1725) was a landmark publication; the first ever large-scale collection of "Scotch Songs" in print — 50 songs arranged with un-figured bass, most with lyrics from Allan Ramsay's Scots Songs and Tea-Table Miscellany, plus an appendix of melodic reductions. It was an instant hit and in 1733, expanded into 2 volumes with 100 songs. Indeed, Thomson's Orpheus set the standard format for Scots Song settings for the rest of the eighteenth century, including those of Robert Burns in The Scots Musical Museum. This ScotMus.com album is a faithful reprint of the song arrangements from the historic 1st edition of 1725.
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And there will be Sandy the Sutor,
And Will wi' the meikle Mou; And there will be Tam the Blutter, With Andrew the Tinkler, I trow; And there will be bow'd legged Robie, With thumbless Katie's Goodman; And there will be blew cheeked Dowbie, And Lawrie the Laird of the Land. |
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And there will be Sow-libber Patie,
And plucky-fac't Wat i' the Mill, Capper nos'd Francie and Gibbie, That wins in the How of the Hill; And there will be Alaster Sibby, Wha in with black Bessy did mool, With snivelling Lilly and Tibby, The Lass that stands aft on the Stool. |
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And Madge that was buckled to Steenie,
And coft him gray Breeks to his Arse, Wha after was hangit for Stealing, Great mercy it hap'ned nae warse; And there will be gleed Geordy Janners, And Kirsh with the Lilly white Leg, Wha gade to the South for Manners, And bang'd up her wame in Mons-meg. |
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And there will be Juden M'lowrie,
And blinkin daft Barbara M'cleg, Wi' Flea-lugged sharny fac'd Laurie, And shangy mou'd halucket Meg; And there will be Happer-ars'd Nansie, And fairy-fac'd Flowrie by Name, Muck Madie, and fat hippit Grisy, The Lass wi' the Gowden wame. |
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And there will be Girn-again-Gibby,
With his glakit wife Jeany Bell, And Misled-shin'd Mungo M'capie, The Lad that was Skipper himsel; There Lads and Lassies in Pearlings, Will feast in the Heart of the Ha', On Sybows, and Rifarts, and Carlings That are baith Sodden and Raw. |
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And there will be Fadges and Brachen,
With Fouth of good Gabbocks of Skate, Powsowdie, and Drammock and Crowdie, And caller Nowt-feet in a Plate; And there will be Partans and Buckies, And Whytens and Speldings enew, With singed Sheep-heads, and a Haggies, And Scadlips to sup till ye spew. |
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And there will be lapper'd milk Kebbucks,
And Sowen, and Farles, and Baps, With Swats, and well scraped Paunches, And Brandy in Stoups and in Caps; And there will be Meal-kail and Castocks, With Skink to sup till ye rive, And Roasts to roast on a Brander, Of Flowks that were taken alive. |
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Scrapt Haddocks, Wilks, Dulse and Tangle,
And a Mill of good Snishing to prie; When weary with eating and drinking. Well rise up and dance till we die. Then fy let us a' to the Bridal, For there will be lilting there, For Jock'll be Married to Maggie, The Lass with the Gowden Hair. |