The Collier Lassie

The collier has a dochter
And oh she's unco bonnie;
A laird he was that socht her
Rich baith in lands and money.
She wadna hae the laird,
Nor would she be a laddy;
But she wad hae a collier
The colour o her daddie.

• Tune (Margaret Sinkler's MS) gif midi mov
• Tune (Playford, 1700) gif midi mov

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