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Divider from 'Three Herring in Sa't, with The Answer', a chapbook printed in Glasgow in 1799

THREE HERRING IN SA'T.

 

My daddie is dead and left me some lan',lass gin ye lo'e me tell me true:An' aft-times I maun gang to the barn,an' I canna win ilka day to woo.

I ha'e corn will soon be made meal,lass gin ye lo'e me tell me now:An' I ha' e barley to mak some kail,an' I canna come ilka day to woo.

I ha'e laid three herring in fa't,lafs gin ye lo'e me tell me now;I ha'e brewn a sorpet o' ma't,an' I canna come ilka day to woo.

I ha'e a ca'f will soon be a cow,lass gin ye lo'e me tell me now;I ha'e a pig will soon be a sow,an' I cauna come ony mair to woo.

I ha'e a house on yonder muir,lass gin ye lo'e me tell me now,Three sparrows may dance upo' the floor,an' I canna cone ilka day to woo.

I ha'e a butt an' I ha'e a benn,lass gin ye lo'e me tak me now;I ha'e three chickens an' a fat hen,an' I canna come ony mair to woo.