Gudeman, ye may weel a-begging gang, your gossips dwell. Gudewife, you promised, when we were wed, That ye wad me truly obey; Mess John can witness what you said, Then sall we sune end up this fray, I nowther care for John nor Jacke- Well, sin' it will nae better bee, I'll tak my share or a' bee gane: The warst card in my hand sall flee, And, i' faith, I wait I can shifte for ane. I'll sell the plow, and lay to wadd the waine, And the greatest spender sall beare the bell: And then, when all the gudes are gane, Dame, do the thing ye list yoursell. *Handful. THE HAWTHORN TREE. TUNE-There grows a bonnie Brier Bush. O SWEET are the blossoms o' the hawthorn tree, Lovely is the rose in the dewy month o' June, me, As the bonnie milky blossoms o' the hawthorn tree. O, blythe at fair and market fu' aften hae I been, And wi' a crony frank and leal some happy hours I've seen; But the blythest hours I e'er enjoy'd were shared, my love, wi' thee, In the gloamin', 'neath the bonnie bonnie hawthorn tree. Sweetly sang the blackbird, low in the woody glen, And fragrance sweet spread on the gale, licht ower the dewy plain; But thy saft voice and sighing breath were sweeter far to me, While whispering o' love beneath the hawthorn tree. Auld Time may wave his dusky wing, and Chance may cast his die, And the rainbow-hues o' flatt'ring hope may darken in the sky, Gay summer pass, and winter stalk stern ower the frozen lea, Nor leaf nor milky blossom deck the hawthorn tree ; But still'd maun be the pulse that wakes this glowing heart of mine, For me nae mair the spring maun bud, nor summer blossoms shine, And low maun be my hame, sweet maid, ere I be false to thee, Or forget the vows I breathed beneath the hawthorn tree. THE POETS, WHAT FOOLS THEY'RE TO DEAVE US. ROBERT GILFILLAN. TUNE-Fy, let us a' to the bridal. THE poets, what fools they're to deave us, The earth an' the sea they've ransackit By poets, like bumbees, in swarms. To say, Lass, ye're just like your sell? An' then there's nae end to the evil, But he that o' ravin's convickit, When a bonnie sweet lass he thinks on, May he ne'er get anither strait jacket WHEN JOHN AND ME WERE MARRIED. TANNAHILL, TUNE-Clean pease strae. WHEN John and me were married, I wair't my fee wi' cannie care, Wi' working late and early, We're come to what you see; The lowe o' love made labour light; The rose blooms gay on cairny brae As weel's in lofty ha'. Sae, lassie, take the lad ye like, Whate'er your minnie say, Though ye should mak your bridal bed CAM YE BY ATHOLE. HOGG. CAM ye by Athole braes, lad wi' the philabeg, Down by the Tummel, or banks of the Garry? Saw ye my lad, wi' his bonnet and white cockade, Leaving his mountains to follow Prince Charlie? Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee? Lang hast thou loved and trusted us fairly! King of the Highland hearts, bonny Prince I hae but ae son, my brave young Donald! I'll to Lochiel, and Appin, and kneel to them; Down through the Lowlands, down wi' the Whigamore, Loyal true Highlanders, down wi' them rarely! Ronald and Donald, drive on with the braid claymore, Over the necks of the foes of Prince Charlie! Charlie, Charlie, &c. THERE GROWS A BONNIE BRIER BUSH. TUNE-There grows a bonnie Brier Bush. THERE grows a bonnie brier bush in our kail-yard, There grows a bonnie brier bush in our kail-yard; And on that bonnie bush there's twa roses I loe dear, And they're busy busy courting in our kail-yard. |