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THE ROWAN TREE.

Music arranged by FINLAY DUN, and JOHN THOMSON

On! rowan tree, oh! rowan tree, thou'ht aye be dear to me,

Intwined thou art wi' mony ties, o' hame and infancy;

Thy leaves were ay the first of spring, thy flow'rs the simmer's pride,

There was nae sic a bonnie tree, in a' the country side.

Oh! rowan tree, &c.

How fair wert thou in simmer time, wi' a' thy clusters white,

How rich and gay thy autumn dress, wi' berries red and bright,

We sat aneath thy spreading shade, the bairnies round thee ran;

They pu'd thy bonnie berries red, and necklaces they strang,

Oh! rowan tree, &c.

On thy fair stem were mony names, which now nae mair I see

But they're engraven on my heart, forgot they ne'er ean

My mother! oh! I see her still, she smil'd our sports to see,

Wi' little Jeanie on her lap, wi' Jamie at her knee !

Oh! rowan tree, &c.

Oh! there areso my father's prayer, in holy evenings calm,

How sweet was then my mother's voice, in the martyr's psalm:

Now a' are gane! we meet nae mair aneath the rowan tree,

But hallowed thoughts around thee twine o' hame and infancy

Oh! rowan tree, &c.

SMILE AGAIN, MY BONNIE LASSIE.

SMILE again, my bonnie lassie, lassie, smile again;

Prithee, do not frown, sweet lassie, for it gives me pain.

If to love thee too sincerely no a fault in me,

Thus to use me so severely is not kind in thee.

Oh! smile again, my bonnie lassie, lassie, smile again,

Oh! smile again, my bonnie lassie, prithee, smile again.

Fare-thee-well! my bonnie lassie, lassie, fare-thee-well!

Time will show thee, bonnie lassie, more than tongue can tell.

Tho' we're doomed by fate to sever and 'tis hard to part,

Still, believe me, thou shalt ever own my faithful heart.

Then smile again, my bonnie lassie, &c.