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 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.
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;
"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 bauld
For we can do the thing whan we'er young,
that we canna do weel when we'er auld.
an dinna be flyting sae bauld
For we can do the thing whan we'er young,
that we canna do weel when we'er auld.