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1794 · Song

Saw Ye My Dear, My Philly


Tune ·  When she cam’ ben she bobbit

O saw ye my Dear, my Philly?O saw ye my Dear, my Philly,She’s down i’ the grove, she’s wi’ a new Love,She winna come hame to her Willy.
What says she my dear, my Philly?What says she my dear, my Philly?She lets thee to wit she has thee forgot,And forever disowns thee, her Willy.
O had I ne’er seen thee, my Philly!O had I ne’er seen thee, my Philly!As light as the air, and fause as thou’s fair,Thou’s broken the heart o’ thy Willy.
Year
1794
Form
Song
Location
Dumfries
Tune
When she cam’ ben she bobbit
Source
Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns