Goldfinch (1)/Thou hast left me ever

Goldfinch (1) (between 1810 and 1825)
Thou hast left me ever
3200342Goldfinch (1) — Thou hast left me everbetween 1810 and 1825

Thou hast lfet me ever.

Thou has left me ever, Jamie,
Thou hast left me ever;
Thou hast left me ever, Jamie,
Thou hast left me ever.
Aften hast thou vow'd that death
Only should us sever:
Now thou’st left thy lass for aye,
I maun see thee never, Jamie,

I shall see thee never.

Thou hast me forsaken, Jamie,
Thou hast me forsaken;
Thou hast me forsaken, Jamie,
Thou hast me forsaken.
Thou canst love anither jo,
While my heart is breaking.
Soon my weary een I’ll close,
Never mair to wauken, Jamie,
Never mair to wauken.


This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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