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Poem by Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne


The Maiden's Vow


Air — "Comin' thro' the Rye."

I've made a vow, I'll keep it true,
I'll never married be;
For the only ane that I think on
Will never think o' me.

Now gane to a far distant shore,
Their face nae mair I'll see;
But often will I think o' them,
That winna think o' me.

Gae owre, gae owre noo, gude Sir John,
Oh, dinna follow me;
For the only ane I ere thocht on,
Lies buried in the sea.



Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne


Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne's other poems:
  1. O, Weel's Me on My Ain Man
  2. There Grows a Bonnie Brier Bush
  3. Will Ye no Come Back Again?
  4. Songs of My Native Land
  5. Kind Robin Lo'es Me


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