X:1
T:Johnnie Sangster
B:Ord, Bothy Songs and Ballads, 1930, p.265
S:Communicated by Gavin Greig
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
K:D
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w:O a' the sea-sons o' the year, when we maun work the sair-est; The
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w:hair-vest is the fore-most time and yet it is the rar-est. We rise as seen as
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w:morn-in' licht. Nae cra-ters can by blyth-er. We buck-le on oor fin-ger-steels and
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w:fol-lowed oot the scyth-er. For you, John-nie, you John-nie, you, John-nie
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w:Sang-ster; I'll trim the ga-vel o' my sheaf for ye're the gal-lant band-ster.