Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| 484. Song—Saw you my dear, my Philly |
| | | | | Tune—“When she cam’ ben she bobbit.” |
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| O SAW ye my Dear, my Philly? | |
| O saw ye my Dear, my Philly, | |
| She’s down i’ the grove, she’s wi’ a new Love, | |
| She winna come hame to her Willy. | |
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| What says she my dear, my Philly? | 5 |
| What says she my dear, my Philly? | |
| She lets thee to wit she has thee forgot, | |
| And forever disowns thee, her Willy. | |
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| O had I ne’er seen thee, my Philly! | |
| O had I ne’er seen thee, my Philly! | 10 |
| As light as the air, and fause as thou’s fair, | |
| Thou’s broken the heart o’ thy Willy. | |
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