The songs and poems of Robert Tannahill With biography, illustrations, and music |
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FLY WE TO SOME DESERT ISLE.
Fly we to some desert isle,
There we 'll pass our days together,
Shun the world's derisive smile,
Wand'ring tenants of the heather;
Sheltered in some lonely glen,
Far removed from mortal ken,
Forget the selfish ways o' men,
Nor feel a wish beyond each other.
There we 'll pass our days together,
Shun the world's derisive smile,
Wand'ring tenants of the heather;
Sheltered in some lonely glen,
Far removed from mortal ken,
Forget the selfish ways o' men,
Nor feel a wish beyond each other.
Though my friends deride me still,
Jamie, I 'll disown thee never;
Let them scorn me as they will,
I 'll be thine—and thine for ever!
What are a' my kin to me,
A' their pride o' pedigree?
What were life, if wanting thee,
And what were death, if we maun sever!
Jamie, I 'll disown thee never;
Let them scorn me as they will,
I 'll be thine—and thine for ever!
What are a' my kin to me,
A' their pride o' pedigree?
What were life, if wanting thee,
And what were death, if we maun sever!
| The songs and poems of Robert Tannahill | |