by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
I'll gar our gudeman trow
Language: Scottish (Scots)
I'll gar our gudeman trow I'll sell the ladle, If he winna buy to me A bonnie side-saddle, To ride to kirk and bridal, And round about the town; Stand about, ye fisher jauds, And gi'e my gown room! I'll gar our gudeman trow I'll tak' the fling-strings, If he winna buy to me Twal bonnie gowd rings; Ane for ilka finger, And twa for illia thoom; Stand about, ye fisher jauds, And gi'e my gown room! I'll gar our gudeman trow That I'm gaun to die, If he winna fee to me Valets twa or three, To bear my train up frae the dirt, And ush me through the town, Stand about, ye fisher jauds, And gi'e my gown room!
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "I'll gar our gudeman trow", Edinburgh, first published 1834 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Francis George Scott (1880 - 1958), "I'll gar our gudeman trow", published 1922 [ female voice and piano ], from Scottish Lyrics, Book 1, no. 3, Bayley & Ferguson [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Iain Sneddon [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-11-21
Line count: 24
Word count: 121