by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
The ploughman
Language: Scottish (Scots)
The ploughman he's a bonny lad, His mind is ever true, jo, His garters knit below his knee, His bonnet it is blue, jo. Then up wi't a', my ploughman lad, And hey, my merry ploughman! Of a' the trades that I do ken, Commend me to the ploughman. My ploughman he comes hame at e'en, He's aften wet and weary: Cast aff the wet, put on the dry, And gae to bed, my dearie. Then up wi't a', &c. I will wash my ploughman's hose, And I will dress his o'erlay: I will mak my ploughman's bed, And chear him late and early. Then up wi't a', &c. Snaw-white stockings on his legs, And siller buckles glancin, A gude blue bannet on his head, And O, but he was handsome! Then up wi't a', &c.
GLOSSARY
Jo = sweetheart
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Jo = sweetheart
Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) [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), "The ploughman", JHW. XXXII/1 no. 10, Hob. XXXIa no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-10-04
Line count: 23
Word count: 136