The later poems of John Clare 1837-1864 ... General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger |
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LASSIE SAY WILL YE GO |
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LASSIE SAY WILL YE GO
Lassie say will ye go
Where the green bull rushes grow
Like whale bone ribs or angle rods
Where the siller fishes row
And the bubbling waters flow
In the East holme meadows
Theres a lake wi bushes round it
Where the flags and sedge surround it
And the siller roach abound it
In the East holme meadows
Where the green bull rushes grow
Like whale bone ribs or angle rods
Where the siller fishes row
And the bubbling waters flow
In the East holme meadows
Theres a lake wi bushes round it
Where the flags and sedge surround it
And the siller roach abound it
In the East holme meadows
An hawthorn where the burnies play
Spreads an arbour all the day
While the willow wavers grey
While the sunshine gilds the stream
With the mornings early beam
Along the East holme meadows
Come in gown & tartan pladie
Leave thy gowd at home sweet lady
And we'll ha' a happy gay day
In the East holme meadows
Spreads an arbour all the day
While the willow wavers grey
While the sunshine gilds the stream
With the mornings early beam
Along the East holme meadows
Come in gown & tartan pladie
Leave thy gowd at home sweet lady
And we'll ha' a happy gay day
In the East holme meadows
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Lassie say will ye go
Where blue berry hip and sloe
By the sheet o' water grow
And the wild duck & the plover
Suthers up and suthers over
In the East holme meadows
In tartan plaid & silken snood
Meet me by the osier wood
Where muir hen bigs aboon the flood
In East holme bonny meadows
Where blue berry hip and sloe
By the sheet o' water grow
And the wild duck & the plover
Suthers up and suthers over
In the East holme meadows
In tartan plaid & silken snood
Meet me by the osier wood
Where muir hen bigs aboon the flood
In East holme bonny meadows
Bull rush bunches graceful dips
Like angle rods & whale bain whips
And the lily boats or ships
O white and yellow water Lilies
Flapp'd by little waves and billows
In the bonny East holme meadows
Where the sun in level light
Makes the waters siller bright
And bee and insects all delight
In East holme bonny meadows
Like angle rods & whale bain whips
And the lily boats or ships
O white and yellow water Lilies
Flapp'd by little waves and billows
In the bonny East holme meadows
Where the sun in level light
Makes the waters siller bright
And bee and insects all delight
In East holme bonny meadows
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