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.