‘I’m lord o’ thae isles and thae mountains,
And ye’re now my beautiful bride.
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‘Sae rue na ye’ve come to the Hielands,
Sae rue na ye’ve come aff wi’ me,
For ye’re great Macdonald’s braw lady,
And will be to the day that ye dee.’
THE GARDENER
The Text of this pretty little song is taken from Kinloch’s MSS., where it is in James Beattie’s handwriting. In Five Excellent New Songs, printed at Edinburgh in 1766, there is an older but much corrupted version of this song, confused with two other songs, a ’Thyme’ song and the favourite ‘I sowed the seeds of love.’ It is printed as two songs, The New Lover’s Garland and The Young Maid’s Answer, both with the following refrain:—