The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. / With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham, Volume 3 Papyras Classics

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Chapter 268

CCLXVIII. To Mr. Thomson

[“Cauld kail in Aberdeen, and castocks in Strabogie,” are words which have no connexion with the sentiment of the song which Burns wrote for the air.]

August, 1793.

Song.

Now rosy May comes in wi’ flowers.

So much for Davie. The chorus, you know, is to the low part of the tune. See Clarke’s set of it in the Museum.

N.B. In the Museum they have drawled out the tune to twelve lines of poetry, which is —— nonsense. Four lines of song, and four of chorus, is the way.