Lament for Abercrombie/John Anderson my jo John

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Lament for Abercrombie
by unknown author
John Anderson my jo John by Robert Burns
4583505Lament for Abercrombie — John Anderson my jo JohnRobert Burns (1759-1796)

JOHN ANDERSON MY JO JOHN.

John Anderson my jo, John,
When we were first acquaint,
Your locks ware like the raven,
Your bonnie brown was brent;
But now your brow is bauld, John,
Your locks are like the snaw,
But blessing on your frosty pow,
John Anderson my jo.

John Anderson my jo John,
We clamb the hill thegither,
And many a canty day John
We've had wi' ane anither:
Now we maun totter down, John,
But hand in hand we'll go,
And sleep thegither at the foot,
John Anderson my jo.