Wild Mountain Thyme

barndance

Key signature: Cmajor

Submitted on August 17th 2010 by pattowell.

This tune has been added to 52 tunebooks.

Also known as Go Lassie Go, Will You Go Lassie Go.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Behind The Mist by Various Artists
• Dancing Feet by The Tannahill Weavers
• Der Tod War Da by Heiter Bis Folkig
• Edinburgh Hogmany Party Mix by Keltik Elektrik
• Eileen Ivers And Immigrant Soul by Eileen Ivers
• Father And Son Of Scotland by Jimmy Shand Jnr
• Further Down The Old Plank Road by The Chieftains
• Homeward Way by Bards Of A Feather
• Kathleen Keane by Kathleen Keane
• Live: Rough Around The Edges by Syncopaths
• No Doubt by Six Mile Bridge
• Opening Move - Take Two by Queen's Gambit
• The Red Shed by Heartland
• Unleashed by The Border Collies
• Vol. 2 - Celtic Secrets by Greg Joy
• Year Of The Dog by Culann's Hounds

X: 1
T: Wild Mountain Thyme
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Cmaj
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G2 Ac c2 eg| a<g ag e<g eg |a2 ge d<c de| f<e dc A<c cA| G2 Ac c2||

Wild Mountain Thyme
(Jimmy McPeake)

1. Oh, the summer time is coming,
And the trees are sweetly blooming,
And the wild mountain thyme
grows around the blooming heather.

Chorus:
Will you go, lassie, go?
And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather,
Will you go lassie, go?

2. I will build my love a bower
By yon clear and crystal fountain,
And on it I will pile
All the flowers of the mountain.
3. If my true love, she won't have me,
I will surely find another
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather.

4. Oh, the summer time is coming
And the trees are sweetly blooming
And the wild mountain thyme
Grows around the blooming heather.

# Posted on August 17th 2010 by pattowell

This is a nice song. The Byrds do it on the Fifth Dimension record. Original mono mixes were rereleased on the Sundazed label a few years ago and are well worth seeking out.

# Posted on August 19th 2010 by gravelwalks

Great tune... maybe a bit fast

I personally love McPeake's lyrics for this song, and likewise love the tune! However, whenever I've heard it it wasn't as much a "barndance" as an, um, air (??)(my terminology is terrible). Anyway, I just think it is a wee bit too fast. Besides that, thanks for uploading this!

# Posted on February 8th 2011 by ScotiaBalach