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7 GIN A BODY MEET A BODY.

Key-note B flat.

GIN a body meet a body comin' thro the rye, Gin a body kiss a body, need a body cry? Every lassie has her laddie; Nane, they say, hae I: Yet a' the lads they smite at me, When comin' thro' the rye. Among the train there is a swain, I dearly lo'e mysel'; But what his name, or whar his hame, I dinna care to tell.

Gin a body meet a body comin' frae the toun, Gin a body greet a body, need a body frown? Every lassie has her laddie; Nane, they say, hae I: Yet a' the lads they smile at me, When comin' thro' the rye. Amang the train there is a swain I dearly-lo'e mysel'; But what his name, or whar his hame, I dinna care to tell. THE HEATHER BELL.

Words and Air by Dr. R. SPITTAL. Key-note B flat.

O! Deck thy hair wi' the heather bell, The heather bell alone : Leave roses to the lowland maid, The lowland maid alone. I've seen thee wi' the gay, gay rose, And wi' the heather bell- I love thee much with both, fair maid; But wear the heather bell: For the heather bell, the heather bell, Which breathes the mountain air, Is far more fit than roses gay, To deck thy flowing hair.

Away, away, ye roses gay! The heather bell for me; Fair maiden, let me hear thee say, The heather bell for me. Then twine a wreath o' the heather bell, The heather bell alone; Nor rose nor lily twine ye there- The leather bell alone. For the heather bell, &c.