Songs We Like to Sing


Published 1912
O, Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast
            Robert BurnsFelix Mendelssohn


O, wert thou in the cauld blast,
On yonder lea,
On yonder, lea
My plaidie to the angry airt
I'd shelter thee,
I'd shelter thee
Or did misfortune's bitter storm
Around thee blaw,
Around thee blaw,
Thy haven were my bosom,
To share it a'.
To share it a'.

O, were I in the wildest waste
Of earth and air,
Of earth and air,
The desert were a Paradise
If thou wert there,
If thou wert there,
Or were I monarch o' the globe,
Wi' thee to reign,
Wi' thee to reign,
The only jewel in my crown
Wad be my queen,
Wad be my queen.









© 1999, Lynn Waterman