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For wi't he learns us a' to steer,
And foremost ay bears up the ring,
We will find nae sic dancing here,
If we want Willie's wanton fling.
THE JOLLY MILLER.
There was a jolly miller once
Liv'd on the river Dee,
He danc'd and he sang from morn till night,
No lark so blithe as he.
And ay the burden of his song
For ever us'd to be,
I care for nobody, no not I,
If nobody cares for me.
I live by my mill, God bless her,
She's kindred, child and wife;
I would not change my station
For any other in life.
No lawyer, surgeon, or doctor,
E'er had a groat from me.
I care for nobody, no not I,
If nobody cares for me.
When spring begins its merry career,
Oh how his heart grows gay;
