Jamie, Come Try Me by Robert Burns
The speaker invites Jamie to seek her love, insisting that if he truly wants to win it, he should come and try. She suggests she could not refuse him if he asked for her affection, and assures him that no one would spy on them if he kissed her. Her repeated refrain warmly challenges Jamie to become her lover.
By Robert Burns · First published 1792 · Genre: Love Song, Scottish Folk Song, Lyric Poetry · 129 words
First lines
Chorus. -Jamie, come try me, / Jamie, come try me, / If thou would win my love, / Jamie, come try me.
If thou should ask my love, / Could I deny thee? / If thou would win my love, / Jamie, come try me! / Jamie, come try me, &c.
If thou should kiss me, love, / Wha could espy thee? / If thou wad be my love, / Jamie, come try me! / Jamie, come try me, &c.
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Genres
- Love Song — The lyric directly invites Jamie to pursue the speaker's love, centering on courtship, kissing, and mutual romantic desire.
- Scottish Folk Song — Its Scots diction, recurring chorus, simple stanzaic construction, and singable refrain align it with the Scottish folk-song tradition.
- Lyric Poetry — The work is a brief first-person expression of feeling, using repetition and musical language rather than narrative development.
- Courtship Song — The speaker playfully challenges Jamie to prove his affection and suggests that his advances would be welcomed.
Tags
Scottish song · love lyric · courtship · romantic invitation · female speaker · direct address · refrain · chorus · oral song tradition · Scots language · vernacular verse · playful seduction
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: 1792 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Love Song, Scottish Folk Song, Lyric Poetry, Courtship Song, Pastoral Love Poetry
- Length: 129 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
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