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The Rantin' Laddie

from Hunter's Moon by Tania Opland

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#240 from Child's "English and Scottish Popular Ballads"

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"Oft times I've played at the cards and the dice with my bonny rantin' laddie.
Now I'm sittin' in my father's hall singing 'ba' to my bastard baby.
Well If I'd been wise and taken advice and done what my bonny lad told me
I'd have been married this year or more to my bonny rantin laddie.

"Oh my father dear, he knows me not. My mother she ignores me.
Friends and relations slight me all, and the servants, they quite hate me.

"Well if I had a horse at my command, as oft times I've had many,
I'd ride away to the gates of Aboyne, to my bonny rantin laddie."

Then up and spake a ketchie boy, saying "Though I'm but a caddie,
It's I will run to the gates of Aboyne with a letter to your rantin' laddie."
As he ran on through Buchanshire, Buchan shone so bonny,
It's there he's met with the Earl of Aboyne that they call the rantin' laddie.

And when he's looked the letter on, oh but he was merry,
But when he's read it to the end, oh but he was sorry.
"They've been cruel and fell unkind to my bonny rantin' lassie."

"Oh my father dear, he knows me not. My mother she ignores me.
Friends and relations slight me all, and the servants, they quite hate me."

"Then get ye out five hundred men, see that they ride so bonny.
We'll bring the lassie back to Aboyne, our bonny rantin' lassie."

And she got up behind his back all wrapped in his hieland plaidie.
The birds in the trees sang never so sweet as the bonny rantin' lassie
As they rode on through Buchanshire. Buchan shone so bonny.
"Rejoice, rejoice, you young maids all, and see that you be not sorry

For if you lay your love on a lowland lad be sure that he'll betray ye,
Ah but lay your love on a hieland lad - he'll do all that he can to raise ye."

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from Hunter's Moon, released October 1, 2005
Tania Opland (guitar, voice, tenor recorder), Hank Cramer (voice, guitar), John Peekstok (bass)

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Tania Opland Suquamish, Washington

"A superb fiddle player, and no slouch either on recorder, cittern, guitar and hammered dulcimer,
she is also in possession of a voice of gentle strength that adapts well to suit various vocal styling."
-Rock 'n' Reel Magazine

A tapestry of melodic and lyrical textures blend cross-cultural influences, with powerful vocals, five-string violin/viola, ocarina, cittern, clarseach, hurdy gurdy...
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