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THE SONGS OF BURNS.
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PEG-A-RAMSEY.
TUNE—'CAULD IS THE E'ENIN' BLAST.'
Cauld is the e'enin' blastO' Boreas o'er the pool,And dawin' it is drearyWhen birks are bare at Yule.
O bitter blaws the e'enin' blastWhen bitter bites the frost,And in the mirk and dreary driftThe hills and glens are lost.
Ne'er sae murky blew the nightThat drifted o'er the hill,But bonie Peg-a-RamseyGat grist to her mill.
COMING THROUGH THE RYE.
TUNE—'COMING THROUGH THE RYE.'
Coming through the rye, poor body,Coming through the rye,She draiglet a' her petticoatie,Coming through the rye.Jenny's a' wat, poor body,Jenny's seldom dry;She draiglet a' her petticoatie,Coming through the rye.
Gin a body meet a body—Coming through the rye;Gin a body kiss a body—Need a body cry?
Gin a body meet a bodyComing through the glen,Gin a body kiss a body—Need the world ken?Jenny's a' wat, poor body;Jenny's seldom dry;She draiglet a' her petticoatie,Coming through the rye.
COME BOAT ME O'ER TO CHARLIE.
TUNE—'O'ER THE WATER TO CHARLIE.'
Come boat me o'er, come row me o'er,Come boat me o'er to Charlie;I'll gie John Ross another bawbee,To boat me o'er to Charlie.We'll o'er the water and o'er the sea,We'll o'er the water to Charlie;Come weal, come woe, we'll gather and go,And live or die wi' Charlie.
I lo'e weel my Charlie's name,Tho' some there be abhor him:But O, to see auld Nick gaun hame,And Charlie's faes before him!
I swear and vow by moon and stars,And sun that shines so early,If I had twenty thousand lives,I'd die as aft for Charlie.We'll o'er the water and o'er the sea,We'll o'er the water to Charlie;Come weal, come woe, we'll gather and go,And live or die wi' Charlie!
BANNOCKS O' BARLEY.
TUNE—'THE KILLOGIE.'
Bannocks o' bear meal,Bannocks o' barley;Here's to the Highlandman'sBannocks o' barley.Wha in a brulzieWill first cry a parley?Never the lads wi'The bannocks o' barley.
Bannocks o' bear meal,Bannocks o' barley;Here's to the lads wi'The bannocks o' barley;Wha in his wae-daysWere loyal to Charlie?Wha but the lads wi'The bannocks o' barley.