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Could This Ill World Have Been Contriv’d Lyrics by Ludwig van Beethoven

25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108

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Could this ill world have been contriv'd
To stand without that mischief, woman
How peaceful bodies wou'd have liv'd
Releas'd frae a' the ills sae common!
But since it is the waefu' case
That man must have this teasing crony
Why such a sweet bewitching face?
Oh! had they no been made sae bonny!
I might have roam'd wi' cheerful mind
Nae sin nor sorrow to betide me
As careless as the wand'ring wind
As happy as the lamb beside me
I might have screw'd my tuneful pegs
And carol'd mountain airs fu' gayly
Had we but wanted a' the Megs
Wi' glossy е'en sae dark and wily
I saw the dangеr, fear'd the dart
The smile, the air, and a' sae taking
Yet open laid my wareless heart
And got the wound that keeps me waking
My harp waves on the willow green
Of wild witch notes it has nae ony
Sinc' e'er I saw that pawky quean
Sae sweet, sae wicked, and sae bonny
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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven

About “Could This Ill World Have Been Contriv’d” by Ludwig van Beethoven

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