| (Wild Mountain Thyme) Music File Barry Taylor |
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| The lyrics are by Scottish poet Robert Tannahill (1774-1810) of Paisley. The poem is called The Braes of Balquidder, spelled variously The Braes of Balquheder or Braes o' Balquhidder (pronounced 'Balwhither') which was printed as early as 1742. Tannahill's version first appeared in a collection of songs in Pocket Encyclopedia of Scotch, English, and Irish Songs, II 1818. The song had circulated prior to that in magazines. |
Oh the summertime is coming And the trees are sweetly blooming And the wild mountain thyme Grows around the blooming heather Will ye go, Lassie go? And we'll all go together To pluck wild mountain thyme All around the blooming heather Will ye go, Lassie go? I will build my love a tower Near yon' pure crystal fountain And on it I will build All the flowers of the mountain Will ye go, Lassie go? And we'll all go together To pluck wild mountain thyme All around the blooming heather Will ye go, Lassie go? If my true love she were gone I would surely find another Where wild mountain thyme Grows around the blooming heather Will ye go, Lassie go? And we'll all go together To pluck wild mountain thyme All around the blooming heather Will ye go, Lassie go? |
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