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"My Ain Folk"

Imperial Quartet

Ben Q. Tufts -- Baritone

Wallace Moody -- Tenor

Oliver Johnson -- Bass

C. Robert Wood -- Tenor

Victor 17872

Music by Laura G. Lemon

Words by Wilfrid Mills

Far frae my hame I wander, but still my thoughts return
To my ain folk ower yonder in the shieling by the burn.

I see the cosy ingle, and the mist abune the brae.
And joy and sadness mingle as I list some auld-warld lay.

And it's Oh but I'm longing for my ain folk
Tho they be but lowly, puir and plain folk
I am far beyond the sea but my heart will ever be
At hame in dear auld Scotland wi' my ain folk.

O’ their absent ane they’re telling—
The auld folk by the fire:
And I mark the swift tears welling,
As the ruddy flame leaps high’r.
How the mither wad caress me
Were I but by her side:
Now she prays that Heav’n will bless me,
Tho’ the stormy seas divide.

A bonnie lass is greeting,
Tho’ she strives to stay the tears:—
Ah! sweet will be our meeting
After mony weary years.
Soon my fond arms shall enfold ye,
As I ca’ you ever mine—
Still abides the love I told ye
In the days of auld lang syne.

And it’s oh! but I’m longing for my ain folk,
Tho’ they be but lowly, puir, and plain folk:
I am far across the sea,
But soon again I’ll be
At hame in dear auld Scotland, wi’ my ain folk!

We hear the lyrics of William Alfred Braund, professionally known as Wilfrid Mills.

The music to "My Ain Folk" was written by Guelph native Laura G. Lemon.

Laura was born on October 15, 1866.

The Lemon family moved to Winnipeg in 1881 after she spent 15 years in Guelph.

The lyrics are in English with bits of Scottish dialect.

The song expresses an emigrant's longing for the home country (Scotland).

While Lemon never visited Scotland in her life, but she only composed the music. Wilfrid Mills provided the words.

Laura Lemon and Wilfrid Mills wrote other songs, too.






"My Ain Folk" Imperial Quartet (1915) Laura G. Lemon & Wilfrid Mills song longing for auld Scotland