Baloo Lammy

17th Century Scottish

THIS DAY TO YOU IS BORN A CHILD

OF MARY MEEK, THE VIRGIN MILD

THAT BLESSED BAIRN, MOST LOVING AND KIND

SHALL NOW REJOICE, BOTH HEART AND MIND

BALOO LOO LAMMY

MY SOUL AND LIFE, STAND UP AND SEE

WHO LIES IN A CRIB BUILT OF A TREE

WHAT BAIRN IS THAT, SO GOOD AND FAIR

'TIS DEAREST JESUS, GOD'S SON AND HEIR

BALOO LOO LAMMY

O MY DEAR HEART, YOUNG JESUS SWEET,

PREPARE THY CRADLE WITHIN MY SPIRIT

AND I SHALL ROCK THEE WITHIN MY HEART

AND NE'ER MORE FROM THEE SHALL I DEPART

BALOO LOO LAMMY

Version 2

This day to you is born a child

of Mary meek, the Virgin mild.

That blessed bairn, so loving and kind

shall now rejoice both heart and mind.

Baloo Lammy.

A star appeared this blessed morn,

and unto us a child is born.

To heaven He'll lead us from near and far,

So follow, follow that wondrous star.

Baloo Lammy.

Collected in the Shetland Islands

*Bairn is Scots for Child

bairn "child". This is one of the most obviously Scandinavian words in Scots,

with a cognate - barn - used in practically all Nordic languages.

From Alfred Moffat's Fifty Traditional Scottish Nursery Rhymes (1933),

where it is called Now balaloo, lammy; midi made from notation in that book.)

Thank You Max and Mudcat Cafe!

(NON CHRISTMAS VERSION OF LULLABY)

BALALOO, LAMMY

Now balaloo, lammy, now baloo, my dear,

Now balaloo, lammy, ain mammie is here.

What ails my wee bairnie? What ails it this night?

What ails my wee lammy? Is bairnie no right?

Now balaloo, lammy, now baloo, my dear,

Does wee lammy ken that its daddie's no here?

Ye're rockin' fu' sweetly on mammie's warm knee,

But daddie's a-rockin' upon the saut sea.

Recorded by:

Bittersweet and Briars

Waggett Declan

David Huntsinger

Robert De Cornier

Eileen Mager

Scarlet Rivera

Celtic Bagpipes

Bonny Rideout

*Jeannie Fitchen -vocals

Ethan James

Caroline Peyton

Maggie Sansone

Al Petteway

Eric Rigler

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	Baloo Lammy 17th Century Scottish THIS DAY TO YOU IS BORN A CHILD OF MARY MEEK, THE VIRGIN MILD THAT BLESSED BAIRN, MOST LOVING AND KIND SHALL NOW REJOICE, BOTH HEART AND MIND BALOO LOO LAMMY MY SOUL AND LIFE, STAND UP AND SEE WHO LIES IN A CRIB BUILT OF A TREE WHAT BAIRN IS THAT, SO GOOD AND FAIR 'TIS DEAREST JESUS, GOD'S SON AND HEIR BALOO LOO LAMMY O MY DEAR HEART, YOUNG JESUS SWEET, PREPARE THY CRADLE WITHIN MY SPIRIT AND I SHALL ROCK THEE WITHIN MY HEART AND NE'ER MORE FROM THEE SHALL I DEPART BALOO LOO LAMMY Version 2 This day to you is born a child of Mary meek, the Virgin mild. That blessed bairn, so loving and kind shall now rejoice both heart and mind. Baloo Lammy. A star appeared this blessed morn, and unto us a child is born. To heaven He'll lead us from near and far, So follow, follow that wondrous star. Baloo Lammy. Collected in the Shetland Islands Bairn is Scots for Child bairn "child". This is one of the most obviously Scandinavian words in Scots, with a cognate - barn - used in practically all Nordic languages. From Alfred Moffat's Fifty Traditional Scottish Nursery Rhymes (1933), where it is called Now balaloo, lammy; midi made from notation in that book.) Thank You Max and Mudcat Cafe! (NON CHRISTMAS VERSION OF LULLABY) BALALOO, LAMMY Now balaloo, lammy, now baloo, my dear, Now balaloo, lammy, ain mammie is here. What ails my wee bairnie? What ails it this night? What ails my wee lammy? Is bairnie no right? Now balaloo, lammy, now baloo, my dear, Does wee lammy ken that its daddie's no here? Ye're rockin' fu' sweetly on mammie's warm knee, But daddie's a-rockin' upon the saut sea. Recorded by: Bittersweet and Briars Waggett Declan David Huntsinger Robert De Cornier Eileen Mager Scarlet Rivera Celtic Bagpipes Bonny Rideout Jeannie Fitchen -vocals Ethan James Caroline Peyton Maggie Sansone Al Petteway Eric Rigler Carols Index Page Sheep and Shepherding Sangs The Hymns and Carols of Christmas Great Art Treasures at Olga's Gallery Art Renewal Center Web Gallery of Art RamsHorn Index