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MERRY MUSES TUNES Page numbers below are for songs in G. Legman's type-facsimile edition of "The Merry Muses of Caledonian", 1965. The primary identification is to SMM = 'The Scots Musical Museum', which contains the majority of the tunes called for. For older copies of the tune and older titles for many of them see the Scots Tune Index on my website, and/or Charles Gore's 'The Scottish Fiddle Music Index'. Note: songs are not numbered in the original. 1: The Fornicator, p. 3; Tune - Clout the Cauldron [easily found, e.g., SMM #23, & in 'Orpheus Caledonius', 1733] 2: I rede you beware o' the Ripples, p. 5. Tune - The Taylor's faun thro' the bed, &c, [SMM #212. tune is named from song in SMM, but tune earlier found as "Beware of the Ripples"]: 3: The Lass o' Livingston, p. 6 [no tune indicated, i.e., its own, SMM #17] 4: She's hoy'd me out o' Lauderdale, p. 7; no tune indicated. Burden- My fiddle and a' thegether [which suggests tune is "Greensleeves" (SMM #388, B168-173) from song in Hecht's Herd] 5: Anna, Tune - The banks of Banna, p. 9; Irish tune named from song by George Ogle, c 1774-6. But tune is a setting of an older Irish tune, "Shein Sheis Shuus Lum"; in 'The Merry Musician', 1716, and "Sheen sheesh igus souse lum"; Neals' Irish Tunes, c 1724. 6: Errock Brae, p. 11; Tune - Sir Alex. Don's Strathspey. [= "O Can Ye Labour Lea, qv, that now known as "Auld Lang Syne"] 7: Our gudewife's sae modest, p. 13; Tune - John Anderson, my Jo/ My Auntie Jean held to the Shore, p. 13; Same tune [as preceeding, John Anderson, my Jo]/ Wad ye do that, p. 14; Tune - John Anderson, my Jo [SMM #260 & #481, B253] 8: For a' that and a' that, p. 15; no tune indicated [SMM #290. Tune title here from chorus of rare song to the tune of Lady McIntoshes Rant/Reel] 9: Muirland Meg, p. 16; Tune - Eppie Macnabb [SMM #336. or "Appie McNabb", CPC vi p. 18. Also in second Coll'n 1742.] 10: Ye hae lien wrang, Lassie, p. 18; Tune - Up an' waur them a' Willie [SMM #188] 11: The Patriarch, p. 19; Tune - The auld cripple Dow. [Song Scarce Songs 1 and tune in S1.ABC] 12: Will ye na can ye na let me be, p. 21; Tune - I ha'e laid three herrin' in sa't [Tune in SMM #244. Tune better known by title "Lass gin ye lo'e me tell me now". See Charles Gore's 'The Scottish Fiddle Music Index' for sevrral other copies] 13: The Case of Conscience, p. 23; Tune - Auld Sir Symon the King [SMM #344, B347 & 348]. 14: The Trogger, p. 25; Tune - Gillicrankie [or Killiecrankie, SMM #102]: 15: The Reel of Stumpie, p. 26; [no tune indicated, i.e., its own. [SMM #457. Stumpy, Butter'd Peas]: 16: Godly Girzie, p. 27; Tune - Wat ye wha I met yestreen [SMM #171]: 17- A: Green grow the Rashes, p. 28; no tune indicated, i.e., its own [SMM # 77, #500. earlier titles, John Black's Daughter, Foot's Vagaries] - B: An Older Edition [of Green grow the Rashes], p. 29; [See that above]: 18: Cuddie the Cooper, p. 30; Tune - Bonny Dundee [SMM #99, B033] 19: The Jolly Gauger, p. 31; Tune - We'll gang nae mair a rovin: [I don't know this one] 20: Nine inch Will please a Lady, p. 32; Tune - The Quaker's wife [Bremner's Reels, Rutherford Choic Colln of 60 CEDs]: 21: Had I the Wyte she Bade me, p. 34; Tune - Highland Hills. [SMM #415, Tune title is late one for "Had I the Wate she Bade me," = "Come kiss with me com clap with me".] 22: Ellibanks, p. 35; Tune - Gillicrankie [See previous note above] 23: Coming over the Hills o'Coupar, p. 37; Tune - Ruffian's Rant [SMM #156, #342. earliest title "Lady Frances Weemys Reel"?] 24: Brose and Butter, p. 38; [no tune indicated, i.e., its own. In Bremner's Reels]: 25: Comin' Thro' the Rye, p. 39; No tune indicated, i.e. its own tune [SMM #417] 26: The Bower of Bliss, p. 41; Tune - Logan Water [SMM #42, B289] 27: As I came o'er the Cairney Mount, p. 44; No tune indicated, i.e. its own tune. 'As I came o'er the Cairney Mount', SMM #467, and in Aird's Airs III. 28: Supper is na Ready, p. 45; Tune - Clout the Cauldron [see not above] 29: Yon, Yon Yon Lassie, p. 46; Tune - Ruffian's Rant [see previous note above]: 30: The Yellow Yellow Yorlin, p. 47; Tune - Bonnie beds of Roses don't know this tune. ["The beds of sweet Roses", SMM #7 doesn't seem to fit]. There is a tune "Beds of Roses" in McGlashan's Reels that I don't have] 31: The Summer Morn, p. 49; Tune - Push about the jorum; Tune originally "Touch the Thing," then "The tither morn". [See Scots tune index on my website for discussion] 32: She gripet at the Girtest o't, p. 50; Tune - East Nook of Fife; [SMM #277] Tune cited is new name for "She gripet at the greatest on't" in Oswald's Caledonian Pocket Companion, iv p. 5 33: Wha'll m-w me now, p. 51; Tune - Comin thro' the rye 34: John Anderson, My Jo, p. 53; No tune indicated, i.e. its own [see previous note above] 35: Ye'se get a Hole to Hide it in, p. 55; Tune - Waukin' of the fauld [SMM #87] 36: Duncan MacLeerie, p. 57; Tune - Jocky [Johnny] Macgill [SMM #207, #533. Irish titles, Blarney Castle/ Black Rogue]: 37: Duncan Davidson, p. 59; No tune indicated, its own [SMM #149, also called "Ye'll ay be welcome back again"] 38: O Saw ye my Maggy, p. 60; Tune - Saw ye na my Peggie [SMM #11] 39: They Took me to the Haly Band, p. 62; Tune - Clout the Cauldron [see previous note above] 40: The Ploughman, p. 63; No tune indicated. [SMM #165. Jolly Plowman- Bremner's Reels] 41: How can I Keep my Maidenhead, p. 65; Tune - The Birks of Abergeldie. [Wrong. Tune should be its own = Lenox Love to Blantyre, SMM #483. "How can I keep may Maiden-head" is title in bk 2 of Walsh's Caledonian Country Dances, 1736] 42: Dainty Daivy, p. 67; no tune indicated, its own [SMM #34] 43: The Modiewark, p. 68; Tune - O for ane an' twenty Tam [SMM #355. Tune citation here is to Burns song to the old tune of The Moudiewort] 44: Andrew an' His Cuttie Gun, p. 69; No tune indicated- its own [SMM #180] 45- A : The Mill, Mill - O, p. 71; No tune indicated. It had its own tune [SMM #242]. -B The Mill, Mill - O] Original Set, p. 73; No tune indicated. See above. 46: O gat ye me Wi' Naithing, p. 74; Tune - Jacky Latin [SMM #430. Jack Latin/ Latten/ Leighton was a fiddler of the 1720's and 30's]: 47: O Can Ye Labour Lee, Young Man, p. 75; Tune - Sir Arch. Grant's Strathspey [i.e., "Sir Arch Grant of Moniemusk", by Daniel Dow, now called simply "Monymusk," but wrong. Possibly a poke of fun at (another or same?) Arch. Grant, a member of the Crochallan Fencibles. A toned-down version of the song was printed as #394 in SMM, where the tune is that now called "Auld Lang Syne", or "Sir Alex Don's Strathspey"]: 48: Our Jock's Brak Yestreen, p. 76; Tune - Gramachree [SMM #46. Title from George Ogles song, "Gramachree Molly", but tune is Scots "Will you go to Flanders"] 49: She Rose and Let me In, p. 77; No tune indicated, i.e., its own [SMM #83] 50: Gie the Lass Her Fairin', p. 79; Tune - Cauld kail in Aberdeen [SMM #162] 51: Poor Bodies do Nothing but m-w, p. 80; Tune - The Campbells are comin' [SMM #299, early title in English works, "Hob or Nob"] 52: The Cooper O' Cuddy, p. 83; Tune - Bab at the Bowster [SMM #431]. 53: There Cam a Cadger, p. 84; Tune - Clout the Cauldron [see previous note above] 54: Ken Ye Na Our Lass Bess, p. 85; Tune - Auld Sir Simon [SMM #344, B347-8]: 55: Wha the Deil Can Hinder the Wind to Blaw, p. 86; Tune - Wat ye wha I met yestreen [see previous note above] 56: Nae Hair On't, p. 87; Tune - Gillicrankie [see previous note above] 57: We're A' Gaun Southie O, p. 87. Tune, The Merry Lads of Ayr: [Tune, by John Riddell, in Bremner's Reels] 58: Jocky was a Bonny Lad, p. 89; Tune - John Roy Stewart's Strathspey [Tune in McGlashan's Strathspey Reels] 59: My ain Kind Deary, p. 91; No tune indicated, i.e., its own [SMM #49] 60: Here's His Health in Water, p. 92; Tune - Scots Songs, vol V, page 494 [SMM #480. Tune there is "The Job of Journey Work" from v. 3 of Aird's Airs] 61: Act Sederunt of the Court of Session, p. 94; Tune - O'er the moor amang the heather [Tune in Bremner's and Stewart's Reels] 62: Blyth Will and Bessie's Wedding, p. 95; Tune - Roy's Wife [= Ruffian's Rant, above] 63: As I Look'd O'er Yon Castle Wa', p. 97; Tune - Cumnock psalms [SMM #405] 64: Logan Water, p. 99; No tune indicated, i.e. its own [see previous note above] 65: The Cooper of Dundee, p. 100; Tune - Bonny Dundee [SMM #99, B033] 66: The Rantin Dog the Daddie O't, p. 101; Tune - East Nook o' Fife [see previous note above] 67: Jenny MaCraw, p. 102; Tune - The bonny moor-hen [in Hogg's Jacobite Relics] 68: There's Hair On't, p. 104; Tune - Push about the jorum [see previous note above] 69: Sodger Laddie, p. 105; No tune indicated [SMM #323, "My Soger Laddie"]: 70: O Gin I Had Her, p. 107; Tune - Saw ye na my Peggy [see previous note above] 71: Whistle O'er the Lave O't, p. 108; No tune indicated, i.e., its own tune [SMM #249] 72: The Lassie gathering Nuts, p. 109; Tune - O the broom [SMM #69, the Broom of Cowdenknowes, B045] 73: The Linkin' Laddie, p. 110; Tune - Push about the jorum [see previous note above] 74: Tail Toddle, p. 111; No tune indicated, i.e., its own [SMM #572] 75: Johnny Scott, p. 112; Tune - O the broom [see previous note above] 76: Duncan Gray, p. 112; No tune indicated, i.e. its own [SMM #160, Oswald's CPC] 77: I am a Bard, p. 114; Tune - A' that, an' a' that [see previous note above] 78: He till't and she till't, Tune - Maggie Lauder, p. 116. [Wrong. Its own tune is in Oswald's CPC, bk 9 and here in file S2.ABC] 79: My Wife's a Wanton Wee Thing, p. 116; no tune indicated, i.e. its own. [SMM #217] 80: Madgie cam to My Bedstock, p. 117; Tune - Clout the cauldron [see previous note above] 81: Tweedmouth Town, p. 118; [no tune indicated, i.e., it own?]: 82: Wha Is That at My Bower Door, p. 119; Tune - Lass if I come near ye [SMM #337, tune from Aird's Airs, v. 1] 83: Com Cow Me Minnie, p. 121. Tune - My mither's ay glowrin' o'er me [SMM #172, Same tune as "A Health to Betty", B185].