Braes o' Birniebouzle (1823, Edinburgh)/The Contented Lover
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THE CONTENTED LOVER.
I lo'e na a laddie but ane.he lo'es na a lassie but me, He's willin' to mak' me his ain,an' his ain I'm willin' to be.
He cost me a rekely o' blue,a pair o' mittens o' green,An' his price was a kiss o' my mou',an' I paid him the debt yestreen.
My mither’s ay makin' a phraze"that I'm lucky young to be wed!"But lang e'er she counted my days,o' me she was brought to bed;
Sae mither just settle your tongue,an dinna be flyting sae bauldFor we can do the thing whan we'er young,that we canna do weel when we'er auld.