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Title	Bonnie sweet Bessie, the maid of Dundee.
Alternative Title	A highland laddie there lived o'er the way
Subject	Man-woman relationships--Songs and music--Texts. Popular music--United States--Texts. Songs--United States--19th century--Texts. Tragedy in music--Texts.
Description	[Rev.].; "[397]--Above title.; "The Music... can be had of Henry J. Wehman, No. 50 Chatham St., Song Publisher, New York..."--Beneath title.; At foot of song sheet: "H. J. Wehman, Song Publisher, 50 Chatham St., N.Y."; Binder 9, item 28.; Henry J. Wehman is listed at 50 Chatham Street in NYC and Brooklyn directories for 1880-1886.; Notation: Lyrics only.; OCLC #18195086 credits Root, Gilbert & song as Scottish.; See variant edition: 001691-BROAD.; Text of song printed on yellow paper in three eight-line stanzas.; This edition not in Edwin Wolf's American Song Sheets.; Without music.; Woodcut vignette of various musical instruments and laurels at foot of song sheet.
Creator	Root, Arabella, -1904.
Contributors	Gilbert, James L.;
Format-Extent	1 broadside (1 item on 1 sheet) : illustrations ; approximately 24 x 15 cm
Type	Text
Lyrics	A highland laddie there lived o'er the way, A laddie both noble, and gallant and gay, Who loved a lassie as noble as he, A bonnie sweet lassie--the maid of Dundee. The lassie had lands, but the laddie had nane, And yet to her it was all the same, For dearly she loved him, and said she knew This laddie, dear laddie was gude and true. E'er years or even months had fled, This laddie and lassie were happily wed; Nae better wifey e'er lived on the lea, Than bonnie sweet Bessie, the maid of Dundee! A happier hame nae mon ever had, Than this that held twa hearts sae glad, And ne'er did Bessie have cause to rue Her wedding this laddie, sae gude and true. But sorrow came to her heart one day, And her dear darlin' was taken away, Then oh! now sad and lone was she, Poor bonnie sweet Bessie, the maid of Dundee. And when in the ground her darlin' they laid, Her heart then broke, and she fervently prayed, "O God in heaven, let me go, too, And be wi' my laddie, sae gude and trude!"
Identifier	001692-BROAD
Language	eng
Relation	Song Broadsides.; http://musicman.mtsu.edu/broadsides/Binder9/JPEGmed/1692brom.jpg; http://worldcat.org/oclc/925475806/viewonline
Rights	Duplication of images is allowed for research purposes. All original song broadsides are in the public domain. The user is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Date-Created	[1880-1886]
Date-Issued	[1880-1886]