The Book of Scottish Song/The woods of Dunmore

The woods of Dunmore.

[Music by James Jaap.]

This lone heart is thine, lassie, charming and fair,
This fond heart is thine, lassie dear.
Nae warld's gear ha'e I, nae oxen nor kye,
I've naething, dear lassie, save a puir heart to gi'e;
Yet dinna say me na, but come, come awa',
An' wander, dear lassie, 'mang the woods o' Dunmore,
An' wander, dear lassie, 'mang the woods o' Dunmore.

O sweet is thy voice, lassie, charming an' fair,
Enchanting thy smile, lassie dear.
I'll toil aye for thee, for ae blink o' thine e'e
Is pleasure mair sweet than siller to me;
O dinna say me na, but come, come awa',
An' wander, dear lassie, 'mang the woods o' Dunmore,
An' wander, dear lassie, 'mang the woods o' Dunmore.

O come to my arms, lassie charming an' fair,
Awa' wild alarms, lassie dear.
This fond heart an' thine like ivy shall twine,
I'll lo'e thee, dear lassie, till the day that I dee.
Sae dinna say me na, but come, come awa',
An' wander, dear lassie, 'mang the woods o' Dunmore,
An' wander, dear lassie, 'mang the woods o' Dunmore.

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