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The Poetical Works of Robert Burns/Full well thou know'st

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139764The Poetical Works of Robert Burns — Full well thou know'stRobert Burns (1759-1796)

FULL WELL THOU KNOWS'T.

TUNE—'ROTHIEMURCHUS'S RANT.'

ChorusFairest maid on Devon banks,Crystal Devon, winding Devon,Wilt thou lay that frown aside,And smile as thou were wont to do?
Full well thou know'st I love thee dear,Couldst thou to malice lend an ear?O, did not love exclaim, "Forbear,Nor use a faithful lover so?"Fairest maid, &c.
Then come, thou fairest of the fair,Those wonted smiles, O, let me share;And by thy beauteous self I swear,No love but thine my heart shall know.Fairest maid, &c.