"I gaed a waefu’ gate yestreen, A gate, I fear, I’ll dearly rue"
'Written by Burns in 1789 for the Museum. The subject of the song was a daughter of the Rev. Mr. Jeffrey of Lochmaben, now Mrs. Renwick of New York. The air was composed by Robert Riddle of Glenriddle, Esq., and called "The blue-eyed lassie."' —Alexander Whitelaw, The Book of Scottish Song (1843)
3316032I Gaed a Waefu' Gate YestreenRobert Burns (1759-1796)
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