Walnut Grove, by the Tay, Perth.
Photograph courtesy of the Perthshire Advertiser.
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Ballad
| O! shairly ye hae seen my love Doun whaur the waters wind: He walks like ane wha fears nae man And yet his e'en are kind. |
O! shairly ye hae seen my love At the turnin o' the tide; For then he gethers in the nets Doun be the waterside. |
O! lassie I hae seen your love At the turnin o' the tide; And he was wi' the fisher-folk Doun be the waterside. |
| The fisher-folk were at their trade No far frae Walnut Grove; They gether'd in their dreepin nets And fund your ain true love. |
Glossary
| shairly - surely; | e'en - eyes; | gether - gather; | dreepin - dripping. |
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