It was upon a Lammas night

For works with similar titles, see Rigs o' Barley.

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It was upon a Lammas night (The Rigs o' Barley)
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To the tune of "Corn Rigs". It was composed by Burns from a traditional ballad. The "Annie" is Annie Rankin, youngest daughter of John Rankine of Adamhill. Rankine married John Merry, inn-keeper at New Cumnock, the year this was written, and it is unlikely she and Burns had a relationship together.

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Versions of It was upon a Lammas night (The Rigs o' Barley) include:

"It Was Upon a Lammas Night" in My bonnie Mary (1815-1825)
"The Rigs o' Barley", in The Beauties of Burn's Poems (1819), a chapbook printed in Falkirk
"The rigs o' barley" in Rigs o' barley (1820)
"The rigs o' barley" in Now westlin winds (1820)
"Rigs o' barley" in Rigs o' barley (1821)
"It Was Upon a Lammas Light" in John Anderson my Jo (1828)