Select songs (1)/Her Answer

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HER ANSWER.

O tell na me o' wind and rain,Upbraid na me wi' cauld disdain! ​Gae back the gait ye cam again,I winna let ye in, jo.
Chorus.I tell you now this ae night.This ae, ae, ae night;And ance for a' this ae night,I winna let ye in, jo.
The snellest blast, at mirkest hours,That round the pathless wand'rer pourIs nocht to what poor she endures,That's trusted faithless man, jo.I tell you now, &c.
The sweetest flower that deck'd the mead,Now trodden like the vilest weed;Let simple maid the lesson read,The weird may be her ain, jo.I tell thee now, &c.
The bird that charm'd his summer-dayIs now the cruel fowler's prey;Let witless, trusting, woman sayHow aft her fate's the same, jo,I tell thee now, &c.

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