Barley (1/1)

&ep;&ep;song—therigso'barley

&ep;&ep;tune—“cornrigsarebonie.”

&ep;&ep;itwasuponalaasnight,

&ep;&ep;whencornrigsarebonie,

&ep;&ep;beneaththeon'suncloudedlight,

&ep;&ep;iheldawatoannie;

&ep;&ep;thetiflewby,wi'tentlessheed,

&ep;&ep;till,'tweenthelateandearly,

&ep;&ep;wi's'persuasionsheagreed

&ep;&ep;toseethro'thebarley.

&ep;&ep;cornrigs,an'barleyrigs,

&ep;&ep;an'cornrigsarebonie:

&ep;&ep;i'llne'erforgetthathappynight,

&ep;&ep;angtherigswi'annie.

&ep;&ep;theskywasblue,thewindwasstill,

&ep;&ep;theonwasshiningclearly;

&ep;&ep;isetherdown,wi'rightgoodwill,

&ep;&ep;angtherigso'barley:

&ep;&ep;iken'therheartwasa'ain;

&ep;&ep;ilov'dherstsincerely;

&ep;&ep;ikiss'dherowreandowreagain,

&ep;&ep;angtherigso'barley.

&ep;&ep;cornrigs,an'barleyrigs,c.

&ep;&ep;ilock'dherinfonderace;

&ep;&ep;herheartwasbeatingrarely:

&ep;&ep;blessingsonthathappyplace,

&ep;&ep;angtherigso'barley!

&ep;&ep;butbytheonandstarssobright,

&ep;&ep;thatshonethathoursoclearly!

&ep;&ep;sheayeshallblessthathappynight

&ep;&ep;angtherigso'barley.

&ep;&ep;cornrigs,an'barleyrigs,c.

&ep;&ep;ihaebeenblythewi'coadesdear;

&ep;&ep;ihaebeenrrydrinking;

&ep;&ep;ihaebeenjoyfu'gath'ringear;

&ep;&ep;ihaebeenhappythinking:

&ep;&ep;buta'thepleasurese'erisaw,

&ep;&ep;tho'threetisdoubl'dfairly,

&ep;&ep;thathappynightwasworththea',

&ep;&ep;angtherigso'barley.

&ep;&ep;cornrigs,an'barleyrigs,c.