ELIZA. Tune-"Nancy's to the Greenwood," &c. FAREWELL thou stream that winding flows Nor dare disclose my anguish. Love's veriest wretch, unseen, unknown, I know thou doom'st me to despair, The music of thy voice I heard, DEPARTURE OF NANCY. Tune-" Oran-gaoil." BEHOLD the hour, the boat arrive; I'll often greet this surging swell, A long the solitary shore, While flitting sea-fowl round me cry, Across the rolling, dashing roar, I'll westward turn my wistful eye : Happy, thou Indian grove, I'll say, Where now my Nancy's path may be! While thro' thy sweets she loves to stray O tell me, does she muse on me! MY NANIE'S AWA. Tune-"There'll never be peace," &c. Now in her green mantle blithe Nature arrays, And listens the lambkins that bleat o'er the breas, While birds warble welcome in ilka green shaw; But to me it's delightless-my Nanie's awa. The snaw-drap and primrose our woodlands adorn, Thou lav'rock that springs frae the dews of the lawn The shepherd to warn o' the grey-breaking dawn, And thou mellow mavis that hails the night-fa', Give over for pity-my Nanie's awa. Come, autumn, sae pensive, in yellow and grey, GLOOMY DECEMBER. ANCE mair I hail thee, thou gloomy december! Ance mair I hail thee, wi' sorrow and care; Sad was the parting thou makes me remember, Parting wi' Nancy, oh! ne'er to meet mair: Fond lovers' parting is sweet painful pleasure: Wild as the Winter now tearing the forest, Still as I hail thee, thou gloomy December, BRAES O' BALLOCHMYLE. THE Catrine woods were yellow seen, Thro' faded groves Maria sang, Low in your wint'ry beds, ye flowers, But here, alas! for me nae mair Shall birdie charm, or floweret smile, Farewell the bonie banks of Ayr, Farewell, farewell! sweet Ballochmyle. VOL. II-N |