by Hector Macneill (1746 - 1818)
My boy Tammy
Language: English
Whar hae ye been a' the day, My boy, Tammy, Whar hae ye been a' the day, My boy, Tammy? I've been by burn and flow'ry brae, Meadow green and mountain gray, Courting o' this young thing, Just come frae her mammy. And whar gat ye that young thing, My boy, Tammy? And whar gat ye that young thing, My boy, Tammy? I gat her down in yonder how, Smiling on a broomy know, Herding ae wee lamb and ewe For her poor mammy. Has she been to the kirk wi' thee, My boy, Tammy? Has she been to the kirk wi' thee, My boy, Tammy? She has been to the kirk wi' me, And the tear was in her ee; But, oh! she's but a young thing, Just come frae her mammy.
GLOSSARY
Burn = stream
Brae = hillside
How = hollow, dell
Know = small round hillock
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Burn = stream
Brae = hillside
How = hollow, dell
Know = small round hillock
Authorship:
- by Hector Macneill (1746 - 1818) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "My boy Tammy", JHW. XXXII/1 no. 18, Hob. XXXIa no. 18. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-14
Line count: 24
Word count: 133