| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| Lady Nairne. (1766–1845) |
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| 1 | There ’s nae sorrow there, John,
There ’s neither cauld nor care, John,
The day is aye fair,
In the land o’ the leal. |
| The Land o’ the Leal. |
| 2 | | Gude nicht, and joy be wi’ you a’. |
| Gude Nicht, etc. 1 |
| 3 | Oh, we ’re a’ noddin’, nid, nid, noddin’;
Oh, we ’re a’ noddin’ at our house at hame. |
| We ’re a’ Noddin’. |
| 4 | | A penniless lass wi’ a lang pedigree. |
| The Laird o’ Cockpen. |
| | Note 1.
Sir Alexander Boswell composed a version of this song. [back] |
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