My Ain Folk 1904

James Pitt-Payne and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia - 23 Nov 2002

Far frae my hame I wander;
But still my thoughts return
To my ain folk ower yonder,
In the sheiling by the burn
I see the cosy ingle,
And the mist abune the brae;
And joy and sadness mingle,
As I list some auldwarld lay.
And it's oh!
but I'm longing for my ain folk,
Tho' they be but lowly,
puir, and plain folk:
I am far beyond the sea,
But my heart will ever be
At hame in dear auld Scotland,
wi' my ain folk!
O' their absent ain they're telling
The auld folk by the fire;
And I mark the swift tears welling,
As the ruddy flame leaps high'r
How the mither wad caress me
Were I but by her side:
Now she prays that Heav'n will bless me,
Tho' the stormy seas divide.
And it's oh!
but I'm longing for my ain folk,
Tho' they be but lowly,
puir, and plain folk:
I am far beyond the sea,
But my heart will ever be
At hame in dear auld Scotland,
wi' my ain folk!
A bonnie lass is greeting,
Tho' she strives to stay the tears:
Ah! sweet will be our meeting
After mony weary years.
Soon my fond arms shall enfold ye,
As I ca' you ever mine
Still abides the love I told ye
In the days of auld lang syne
And it's oh!
but I'm longing for my ain folk,
Tho' they be but lowly, puir,
and plain folk:
I am far beyond the sea,
But soon again I'll be
At hame in dear auld Scotland,
wi' my ain folk!

Soft karaoke
Words
clarinet
oboe
flute
str 1
str 2
pizz
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My Ain Folk 1904
Music by Laura G. Lemon
Lyrics by Wilfrid Mills
copyright 1904 by Boosey and Co.
sequence and karaoke by
James Pitt-Payne, London UK and
Ian Cousins, Opera Australia
on Saturday 23 November 2002 at 09.38
in association with Doug Grierson
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