Volume IV, song 325, page 336 - 'Galloway Tam' - Scanned from the 1853 edition of the 'Scots Musical Museum', James Johnson and Robert Burns (Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood & Sons, 1853)

Verse 1: 'O Galloway Tam came here to woo, I'd rather we'd gin him the brawnit cow; For our lass Bess may curse and ban, The wanton wit o' Galloway Tam. O Galloway Tam came here to shear, I'd rather we'd gin him the gude grey mare, He kisst the gudewife and strack the gudeman, And that's the tricks o' Galloway Tam.' The 'Scots Musical Museum' is the most important of the numerous eighteenth- and nineteenth-century collections of Scottish song. When the engraver James Johnson started work on the second volume of his collection in 1787, he enlisted Robert Burns as contributor and editor. Burns enthusiastically collected songs from various sources, often expanding or revising them, whilst including much of his own work. The resulting combination of innovation and antiquarianism gives the work a feel of living tradition. 'I have seen an interlude (acted at a wedding) to this tune, called 'The wooing of the maiden'. These entertainments are now much worn out in this part of Scotland. Two are still retained in Nithsdale, viz.:- 'Jilly pure auld Glenae' and this one 'The Wooing of the Maiden'. R.R.' This comment was left by Robert Riddell of Glenriddell, on the interleaves of his personal copy of the 'Museum'. He also asked Burns to make notes but he often added material himself.

Collection

Scots Musical Museum

Inventory Number

4503521

Title

Volume IV, song 325, page 336 - 'Galloway Tam' - Scanned from the 1853 edition of the 'Scots Musical Museum', James Johnson and Robert Burns (Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood & Sons, 1853)

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- 132 x 211 mm