The Book of Scottish Song/The Wee Lassie

The Wee Lassie.

[Rev. Edward K. Sloan, Dornock.—Here first printed.]

A bonnie wee lassie I ken, I ken,
A bonnie wee lassie I ken;
The blink o' her e'e is heaven to me,
An' wow! but she's ane amang ten, amang ten,
An' wow! but she's ane amang ten.

A handsome wee lassie I lo'e, I lo'e,
A handsome wee lassie I lo'e;
The pawkie wee quean has doiter'd me clean,
An' mair mischief she'll wark, I tro, I tro,
An' mair mischief she'll wark, I tro.

A winsome wee lassie I'll woo, I'll woo,
A winsome wee lassie I'll woo;
I'll keek in her e'e, an' aiblins may pree
The wee hinny blobs o' her mou', her mou',
The wee hinny blobs o' her mou'.

A mensefu' wee lassie I'll wale, I'll wale,
A mensefu' wee lassie I'll wale;
An' soud the wee dear ha'e gowpens o' gear,
She'll no be the waur for't, I'se bail, I'se bail,
She'll no be the waur for't, I'se bail.

A canty wee lassie I'll wed, I'll wed,
A canty wee lassie I'll wed;
An' when she is mine, I'll busk her fu' fine,
An' a couthie bit life we'll lead, we'll lead,
An' a couthie bit life we'll lead.

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