Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,7 Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise; My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream, Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream. Thou'll break my heart, thou bonie bird, 5 Thou stock-dove, whose echo resounds Thou minds me o' the happy days, AE FOND KISS Ae1 fond kiss, and then we sever; Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, 15 Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest! Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, HIGHLAND MARY On blythe Yule night when we were fou, Maggie coost her head fu high, Duncan fleeched,12 and Duncan prayed; Meg was deaf as Ailsa Craig, (Ha, ha, the wooin o't!) Duncan sighed baith out and in, Ye banks, and braes, and streams around Spak o' lowpin16 o'er a linn;17 Ha, ha, the wooin o't! Time and chance are but a tide, Slighted love is sair to bide, 18 (Ha, ha, the wooin o't!) How it comes let doctors tell, (Ha, ha, the wooin o't!) Something in her bosom wrings, And O! her een, they spak sic things! 6 full. 1 eyes. Ha, ha, the wooin o't! 18 endure. 5 ΙΟ ' very shy. 13 wept. 17 waterfall. 19 hussy. 15 20 25 30 Duncan was a lad o' grace, (Ha, ha, the wooin o't!) Maggie's was a piteous case, (Ha, ha, the wooin o't!) Duncan could na be her death, Now they're crouse' and cantie3 baith; From THE JOLLY BEGGARS See! the smoking bowl before us, Mark our jovial ragged ring; Round and round take up the chorus, And in raptures let us sing: CHORUS A fig for those by law protected! What is title? what is treasure? Tis no matter, how or where! With the ready trick and fable, Round we wander all the day; And at night, in barn or stable, Hug our doxies on the hay. Does the train-attended carriage Through the country lighter rove? Does the sober bed of marriage Witness brighter scenes of love? Life is all a variorum, We regard not how it goes; Let them cant about decorum Who have characters to lose. Here's to budgets, bags, and wallets! Here's to all our wandering train! Here's our ragged brats and callets!4 One and all cry out, Amen! CONTENTED WI' LITTLE AND CANTIE WI' MAIR 35 40 5 ΙΟ 15 20 25 What though on hamely fare we dine, A man's a man for a' that. Their tinsel show, an' a' that; happy. • associate. 16 gold. 15 stagger. 17 homespun grey. |