Most of the better known of Robert Tannahill's poems and songs were published in various periodicals whilst he was alive. The songs were printed on engraved sheets, having been set to music by John Ross and R.A. Smith.
SUBSEQUENT EDITIONS.
The Works of Robert Tannahill.
With Life of the Author
And a Memoir of Robert A. Smith
the Musical Composer
By Philip A. Ramsay
A. Fullarton & Co. London and Edinburgh. n.d. c. 1850.