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O'er the gory field of war,
Where Vengeance drives his crimson car,
Thou'lt maybe fa' frae me afar,
And nane to close thy e'e, laddie.

O resume thy wonted smile,
O suppress thy fear, lassie:
Glorious honour crowns the toil
That the soldier shares, lassie:

Heav'n will shield thy faithfu' lover,
Till the vengeful strife is over,
Then we'll meet, nae mair to ⟨sever⟩
Till the day we die, lassie:

Midst our bonny woods and braes,
We'll spend our peaceful happy days,
As blyth's yon lightsome lamb, that plays
On Loudon's flowry lea, lassie.

 

Divider from 'The Linnet', a chapbook printed in Falkirk in 1819

 

Jamie frae Dundee.

I canna like you, gentle Sir,
Altho a laird you be;
I like a bonny Scottish lad,
Wha brought me frae Dundee.
Had awa' wi'Jamie,
Had awa' wi Jamie.
Had awa' wi Jamie o'er the lea:
I'll gang wi' him right guid-will,
He's a' the warld to me.