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Thomas Walker, Concerto Caledonia, David McGuinness - Love Inviting Reason

from Shepherds and Tea Tables: Songs of Allan Ramsay by Concerto Caledonia

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When innocent Pastime our Pleasure did crown,
Upon a green Meadow, or under a Tree,
E’er Annie became a fine Lady in Town,
How lovely and loving and bony was she?
Rouze up thy Reason, my beautifu’ Annie,
Let ne’er a new Whim ding thy Fancy ajee,
O! as thou art bonny be faithfu’ and canny,
And favour thy Jamie wha doats upon thee.

Does the Death of a Lintwhite give Annie the Spleen?
Can tyning of Trifles be uneasy to thee?
Can Lap-dogs and Monkies draw Tears frae these Een,
That look with Indifference on poor dying me?
Rouse up thy Reason, my beautifu’ Annie,
And dinna prefer a Paroquet to me,
O! as thou art bony, be prudent and canny,
And think on thy Jamie, wha doats upon thee.

Ah! shou’d a new Manto or Flanders Lace Head,
Or yet a wee Cottie, tho never sae fine,
Gar thee grow forgetfu’ and let his Heart bleed,
That anes had some Hope of purchasing thine.
Rouse up thy Reason, my beautifu’ Annie,
And dinna prefer ye’r Fleegeries to me;
O! as thou art bonny be solid and canny,
And tent a true Lover that dotes upon thee.

Shall a Paris Edition of newfangle Sany,
Tho gilt o’er wi’ Laces and Fringes he be,
By adoring himself be admir’d by fair Annie,
And aim at these Bennisons promis’d to me.
Rouse up thy Reason, my beautifu’ Annie,
And never prefer a light Dancer to me;
O! as thou art bonny be constant and canny,
Love only thy Jamie wha doats upon thee.

O! think, my dear Charmer, on ilka sweet Hour,
That slade away saftly between thee and me,
E’er Squirrels or Beaus or Fopery had Power
To rival my Love and impose upon thee.
Rouse up thy Reason, my beautifu’ Annie,
And let thy Desires be a’ center’d in me,
O! as thou art bonny be faithfu’ and canny,
And love him wha’s langing to center in thee.

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from Shepherds and Tea Tables: Songs of Allan Ramsay, released March 3, 2023

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