First Come Lilies- Mrs. Fowlie (Aber) 1908 Greig H
[Single stanza with music from Greig-Duncan Collection 4, version H. This is probably a version of Spanish Lady I but none of the early stanzas are given.
R. Matteson 2017]
"First Come Lilies"- sung by Mrs. Fowlie of Bonnykelly, New Deer about 1908 from Greig-Duncan Collection 4.
1. First comes lilies then come roses,
Then comes April then comes May,
Then the two sweet months of summer,
All to while the time away.