Comin' Thro' The Rye
Folk Song
Sources
History:
Common' Frae The Town
Language
Instrumental
Region
Scotland
Comin' Thro' The Rye
(
1782
)
Edited by
Language
English
Region
Scotland
He text is interpreted to the melody of the Scottish minstrel song "Common' Frae The Town". This is one of the variants of the melody to which "Auld Lang Syne" is usually sung - the melodic form is almost identical, the difference lies in the tempo and rhythm.