REQ: Wild Mountain Thyme

[Tom Barclay]

Can anyone supply the words, chords, and special tuning (if any), for a
song called Wild Mountain Thyme (Scottish traditional???).

Thanks

Tom Barclay

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[Stefan Arnason]

I seem to remember singing this song last night after a few drinks, so the
whole tune is a little fuzwas the evening, but the chorus is
definitely as follows:
And we'll go, lassie go,
and we'll all go together,
where the wild mountain thyme
grows among the blooming heather,
(repeat).

I'm sorry, but this is all that I have intact. There is some mention
of summer's passing and winter's coming but it's not coming to me. I've tried
singing the chorus and this isn't working. The Tannahill Weavers do the best
version that I've heard on their album Dancing Feet. Good luck.

[Kenneth Somerville]

Tom Barclay (tom.b...@delta.com) wrote:
: Can anyone supply the words, chords, and special tuning (if any), for a

I can't be sure but this might be the same song as one that I know as
"Will you go lassie, go?"

Sorry but my memory isn't so hot so all I can offer is the chorus, maybe
it'll start someone else off.

And we'll all go together,
to pluck wild mountain thyme,
all around the bloomin heather,
Will you go lassie , go

I will build my love a bower near yon clear crystal fountain,
and on it I well place, all the flowers of the mountain,
Will ye go lassie ... etc

The first bit is the chorus, the 2nd a verse fragment
which just came back to me.

Kenny

[Pete Farley]

In article <ac.4207.53...@delta.com>, Tom Barclay wrote:
>
> Can anyone supply the words, chords, and special tuning (if any), for a
> song called Wild Mountain Thyme (Scottish traditional???).
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom Barclay

Oh the summertime is come
And the trees are sweetly bloomin'
And the wild mountain thyme
Blooms around the purple heather.
[A less common, but IMHO prettier variant from Francie MacPeake of Belfast
says "All the valleys are perfumin'" here.]

chorus

Will you go, lassie go?
And we'll all go together.
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the purple heather.
[The variant mentioned above says, "All around the bloomin' heather" here.]

I will build my love a bower

By yon clear and crystal fountain
And on it I will plant
All the flowers of the mountain

chorus

If my true love she won't come
Then I'll surely find another
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the purple heather
[Variant as above.]

chorus

Pete

[Barrie McCombs]

Pete Farley (far...@world.std.com) wrote:

: In article <ac.4207.53...@delta.com>, Tom Barclay wrote:
: >
: > Can anyone supply the words, chords, and special tuning (if any), for a
: > song called Wild Mountain Thyme (Scottish traditional???).

Then someone answered
: I will build my love a bower

: By yon clear and crystal fountain
: And on it I will plant
: All the flowers of the mountain

My question is:
Why does the young man want to build a bower? I understand the term to
mean a rough wooden shelter. The dictionary also defines it as being a
lady's boudoir. The reference occurs in several songs of this genre. Is
the connection that an amorous young man built the shelter so that no one
else saw his lady's charms but himself?

[David R Dalton]

In article <Aug29.175...@acs.ucalgary.ca> bmcc...@acs.ucalgary.ca (Barrie McCombs) writes:
BM> My question is:
BM> Why does the young man want to build a bower? I understand the term to
BM> mean a rough wooden shelter. The dictionary also defines it as being a
BM> lady's boudoir. The reference occurs in several songs of this genre. Is
BM> the connection that an amorous young man built the shelter so that no one
BM> else saw his lady's charms but himself?
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The shelter is the earth, by saving/building the house the
young man wants to anchor and renew the spirit of the earth.
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[Elizabeth Ozorak]

In article <pswyG0A...@delphi.com> Stefan Arnason

It goes like this.

Oh the summer time is comin'
And the leaves are sweetly bloomin'

And the wild mountain thyme

Blooms around the purple heather;
Will ye go, lassie, go?

CHORUS:

And we'll all go together

To pull wild mountain thyme

All around the bloomin' heather
Will ye go, lassie, go?

I will build my love a bower

By yon pure crystal fountain
And on it I will pile
All the flowers of the mountain;
Will ye go, lassie, go?

CHORUS

If my true love, she won't go
I will surely find another

To pull wild mountain thyme

All around the bloomin' heather;
Will ye go, lassie, go?

CHORUS

[Pete Farley]

Let's see, Webster's shows it as "an attractive dwelling or retreat; a lady's
private apartment in a medieval hall or castle; a shelter (as in a garden)
made with tree boughs or vines twined together."

Sounds to me like people had more time back then. I mean, after building this
thing, he still had to plant all the flowers of the mountain on it.

Pete

[Bill Gawne]

Many have posted the words to "Wild Mountain Thyme." Somewhere here
in the old treasure chest, I also have....

Yep, there it is...

The Wild Mounting Time (c)
by Dick Nudds and Chris Sugden.

Oh the Springtime that is coming,
And the girls are in a dither.
'Tis the Wild Mounting Time
And I am wondering whether

Do you go Lassie go
And will we go together
At the Wild Mounting Time
Or will I get Bloomin' Heather
Do you go Lassie go?

My love is like a swan
With the lightness of its feather,
But her friend is like a goose
And they call her Bloomin' Heather

I will build my love a mower
And cut down that Bloomin' Heather
Then at the Wild Mounting Time
My love will be mine forever

If my truelove she won't go
Then I surely will not bother
For at the Wild Mounting Time
I could even fancy Heather!

[Ira Solomon]

In article <wj7NkFEXg...@world.std.com> far...@world.std.com (Pete Farley) writes:
>From: far...@world.std.com (Pete Farley)
>Subject: Re: REQ: Wild Mountain Thyme
>Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1994 20:39:29 GMT

>Pete

Ah..
but in another version he would "pile the flowers", etc., a much less time
consuming task.

One might alos consider the bower bird, where the males compete to build the
most attractive nest to attract females.

Do you think a tent in the backyard covered with roses would attract girls??

[David R Dalton]

In article <isolomon.3...@shore.net> isol...@shore.net (Ira Solomon) writes:
Do you think a tent in the backyard covered with roses would attract girls??

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No, but maybe women.

It sounds like a reference to the flower-liker, owl
goddess of the night, Blodeuwedd or something like
that. But from flower-liker, go to flower liquor,
or nectar or ambrosia. Maybe the queen bee does
have something after all. But of course the
real queen bee is the earth, with her rose of earthshine,
made visible by the lack of moonshine.

[mick haensler]

well tom, if you would like to hear an interesting version of wild mountain
thyme, my group does it with just vocal and didjerid . strangely pleasing.leave
me anote and i'll be glad to send you a copy.
mick haensler