Jessie the Flower of Dunblane

DESCRIPTION: "The sun has gone down on lofty Ben Lomond, And left the red clouds to preside o'er the scene" as the singer "muses" on "sweet Jessie the flower of Dunblane." The singer praises her beauty and modesty; he would love her even if he had high station
AUTHOR: Words: Robert Tannahill
EARLIEST DATE: 1833 (Journal of the Lotos)
KEYWORDS: love courting nonballad beauty
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REFERENCES (4 citations):
Shoemaker-MountainMinstrelsyOfPennsylvania, p. 294, "Jessy, the Flower O'Dunblane" (1 text)
Huntington-TheGam-MoreSongsWhalemenSang, pp. 266-267, "Jessie the Flower of Dunblane" (1 text, 1 tune)
Dime-Song-Book #10, p. 46, "Jessie, the Flower o' Dumblane" (1 text)
Ford-SongHistories, pp. 173-183, "Jessie, the Flower o' Dunblane" (1 text)
Roud #15024
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Jessie Flower of Dunblane
The Flower of Dunblane
NOTES [52 words]: Although some writers have tried to claim this is about a particular woman, Ford-SongHistories dismisses them all, probably correctly -- because, according to him, Robert Tannahill hadn't even been to Dunblane; supposedly this was an attempt to wipe out the memory of a much coarser song, "Rob o' Dunblane." - RBW
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