Blink O'er the Burn- Alex Troup (Aber) c.1929
[Carpenter Collection. Contributor was a farmer and his father Isaac, a mason. The form is "Maid and Soldier" (first revision) with first stanza from Waulkrife Mammy.
R. Matteson 2018]
Blink O'er the Burn- sung by Alexander Troup (1851-1939), Damside, Foudland, by Insch, Aberdeenshire Scotland c. 1929.
1.As I gaed on over yon high, high hill
I met a bonnie lassie
She looked at me and I at her
And Oh she was sassy.
Wi' my turrin-na-na, a reedle- a,
Fal the deril side--Wi' my turrin-ni-na.
2. Where are ye gaun, my bonnie bonnie lass
Finn far[1] are ye gaun, my honey?"
Richt modestly she answered me,
"An errant to my mommie."
3. Where do ye dwell my bonnie bonnie lass,
Where do ye dwell my honey,
Richt modestly she answered me,
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1. How far