First verse by Burns, the others revised by him
Locations in Harold's Library
- Scots Minstrelsie (Volume 1) (book)
- page 46
- Instrumentation: voice • piano
- Key: D
- Time signature: 6/8
- Tempo indication: Larghetto
This work has the following connections with other works:
- Ay waukin, O • alternate tunes
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