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THE SONGS OF BURNS.
THE WEARY PUND O' TOW.
TUNE—'THE WEARY PUND O' TOW.'
The weary pund, the weary pund,The weary pund o' tow;I think my wife will end her lifeBefore she spin her tow.I bought my wife a stane o' lintAs gude as e'er did grow;And a' that she has made o' that,Is ae poor pund o' tow.
There sat a bottle in a bole,Beyond the ingle low,And ay she took the tither soukTo drouk the stowrie tow.Quoth I, For shame, ye dirty dame,Gae spin your tap o' tow!She took the rock, and wi' a knockShe brake it o'er my pow.
At last her feet—I sang to see't—Gaed foremost o'er the knowe;And or I wad anither jad,I'll wallop in a tow.The weary pund, the weary pund,The weary pund o' tow;I think my wife will end her lifeBefore she spin her tow.
WEARY FA' YOU, DUNCAN GRAY.
TUNE—'DUNCAN GRAY.'
Weary fa' you, Duncan Gray—Ha, ha, the girdin o't!Wae gae by you, Duncan Gray—Ha, ha, the girdin o't!When a' the lave gae to their play,Then I maun sit the lee-lang day,And jog the cradle wi' my tae,And a' for the girdin o't.
Bonie was the Lammas moon—Ha, ha, the girdin o't!Glowrin' a' the hills aboon—Ha, ha, the girdin o't!The girdin brak, the beast cam down,I tint my curch, and baith my shoon;Ah! Duncan, ye're an unco loon—Wae on the bad girdin o't!
But, Duncan, gin ye'll keep your aith―Ha, ha, the girdin o't!Ise bless you wi' my hindmost breath—Ha, ha, the girdin o't!Duncan, gin ye'll keep your aith,The beast again can bear us baith,And auld Mess John will mend the skaith,And clout the bad girdin o't.
WHEN I THINK ON THE HAPPY DAYS.
When I think on the happy daysI spent wi' you, my dearie;And now what lands between us lie,How can I be but eerie!
How slow ye move, ye heavy hours,As ye were wae and weary!It was na sae ye glinted byWhen I was wi' my dearie.