Poems on Several Occasions from 1793 to 1816/Song (The Year That's Awa')
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SONG.
THE YEAR THAT'S AWA'.
DECEMBER 1798.
O here's to the year that's awa':Let us drink it in strong and in sma';And here's to ilk bonnie young lassie wi' looed,In the days of the year that's awa'.
O here's to the Soger wha bled,To the Sailor wha bravely did fa';Their fame is alive, tho' their spirits have fledOn the wings of the year that's awa'.
O here's to the Friend we can trust,Whan the storms of adversity blaw;May he join in our song, and lie nearest our heart,Nor depart like the year that's awa'.