The Poetical Works of Robert Burns/Come boat me o'er to Charlie
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COME BOAT ME O'ER TO CHARLIE.
TUNE—'O'ER THE WATER TO CHARLIE.'
Come boat me o'er, come row me o'er,Come boat me o'er to Charlie;I'll gie John Ross another bawbee,To boat me o'er to Charlie.We'll o'er the water and o'er the sea,We'll o'er the water to Charlie;Come weal, come woe, we'll gather and go,And live or die wi' Charlie.
I lo'e weel my Charlie's name,Tho' some there be abhor him:But O, to see auld Nick gaun hame,And Charlie's faes before him!
I swear and vow by moon and stars,And sun that shines so early,If I had twenty thousand lives,I'd die as aft for Charlie.We'll o'er the water and o'er the sea,We'll o'er the water to Charlie;Come weal, come woe, we'll gather and go,And live or die wi' Charlie!