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THe
OL€NDINAR 15He: BURGeSS
80NO: OF: GLASGO"W
CVords by
ROB€RT MACO.MISH
]\1USle by
GeO. HeNRY MARTIN
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The Molendinar. The Burgess Song of Glasgow.
Dedicated to the Burgess Corporations of Glasgow.
viz.
The Trades House,
The Fourteen Crafts,
The Grand Antiquity Society,
The Association of Deacons, and
The Trades House of Glasgow Lodge No.1241.
The Words
by
The Rev. Rohert MacOmish, B.D.
The Music
by
Geo. Henry Martin.
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The Molendinar. ROBERT MACOMISH GEO. HENRY MARTIN.
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green and wide The good St. Mun -go smil'd and said "No prospect could be fin-er, We'll fl I ~ I I I I
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2. So there St Mungo preach'd and wrought and wild folk gathered
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where he taught And built their huts and so_ be - gan a ham - let round the
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night and day it called to pray On the banks of the Mol - en - din - are ~
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t - • ... ,. ,. ... . 8. Then wonder stories grew a-mong the folk and spreadfrom
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Ri - ver Clyde The Clyde is the River of Glas-gow Town No ri - ver could be fin-er But with
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to .. .. - - ~ I kee~ their charms on the Glas-gow Arms By the banks of the Mol- en - din - are fon re - gret we'll pay our debt To the van - ished Mol- en - din - are
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The Molendinar.
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The Molendinar.
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SONGS MARJORY KENNEDY-FRASER.
FROM THE HEBRIDES.
No. I-Lure 0' Liltin'.
No. 2-The Potato Liftin'.
No. 3-The Embarrassed Maiden. No. 4-Deirdre's Farewell to Scotland.
No. 5--Sea Feast. No. 6-Macleod's Galley.
No. 7-Cool Hill Pastures. No. 8-The Land of the Little People.
Gaelic and English words.
TWO LOWLAND LOVE-LILTS.
No. I-An' 0 my Eppie (Two Keys).
No. 2-Nancy's hair is yellow like Gowd
(Three Keys). Sung by John Coates
THE WHISTLE THAT THE WEE HERD
MADE (Two Keys).
THE ISLAY LOVE-LILT.
Gaelic and English words.
PETER WARLOCK- Peter Warlock's Fancy (Two Keys). Sung by Mr. John Goss.
IVOR ATKINS-
In an Arbour Green.
There be none of Daughters (Two Sung by Miss Desmond.
Beauty's Keys). Astra
HAMISH MAcCuNN-The Ash Tree (Two Keys). I'll Tend Thy Bower (Two
Keys).
J. MICHAEL DIACK-Little Billee (Two Keys). Humorous song sung by Robert Radford.
A. C. BUNTEN- Hush-a-ba, Birdie (Three Keys). Jenny Nettles.
T. RICHARDSON- Mary (Four Keys).
GRA.HAM PEEL- Over the Sea to Skye (Four Keys).
V. MERRIMAN - Three Songs.
A. T. LEE ASHTON-Two Old English Love Lyrics.
ALEX. LoCHHEAD- The Pride of Tipperary. Humorous Song.
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