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III. SONG OF A DUNDEE LASS,

ON HER LOVER AT SEA.

Jemmy was a bonny lad,
Well he pleugh'd his faither's glen,
But he cast away his plaid,
To go fight with gallant men.

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On the pleasant banks of Tay,
Oft he told his love to me;
There he stole my heart away,
The lad of bonny Dundee.
When he left the banks of Tay,
Fame to seek among the brave,
Many a lass's heart was wae,
But to me his troth he gave.
Maer to me his love than gold!
And when Jemmy comes fra' sea,
To my bosom will I fold
The lad of bonny Dundee.