My Love She's But A Lassie Yet (101 Scottish Country Dances)
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
MY LOVE SHE'S BUT A LASSIE YET (R8x32) 2C Round The Room 101 Scottish Country DancesRound the room dance, 2 facing 2, 1s start on opposite sides
1- 8 1s+2s set on sides, change places RH, set to partner and cross RH
9-16 2s+1s repeat above Fig
17-24 1s+2s dance RH across and LH back
25-32 1s+2s dance Poussette (popular alternative, clockwise couples dance under arches made by other couple)
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Also see the dance My Love She's But A Lassie Yet (RSCDS Book 9) from RSCDS Book 9.The title of this dance, My Love She's But A Lassie Yet, comes from My Love She's But A Lassie Yet - Poem written by Robert Burns in 1798 and sung to the tune Lady Bandinscoth's Reel.
Chorus
My love, she's but a lassie yet,
My love, she's but a lassie yet,
I'll let her stand a year or twa,
She'll no be half sae saucy yet.
This is an old song, which received some touches from Burns for Johnson's Museum.
The My Love She's But A Lassie Yet Song - Information Video
My Love She's But A Lassie Yet, From Garland Of Scotia Page 96, Printed Music, c. 1841
Image from (cropped) National Library Of Scotland, licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0.