The Poetical Works of Robert Burns/Meg o' the Mill
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MEG O' THE MILL.
AIR—'O, BONIE LASS, WILL YOU LIE IN A BARRACK.'
O ken ye what Meg o' the Mill has gotten,An' ken ye what Meg o' the Mill has gotten?She has gotten a coof wi' a claut o' siller,And broken the heart o' the barley Miller.
The Miller was strappin, the Miller was ruddy;A heart like a lord, and a hue like a lady;The Laird was a widdiefu', bleerit knurl;She's left the guid fellow and ta'en the churl.
The Miller he hecht her a heart leal and loving;The Laird did address her wi' matter mair moving,A fine pacing horse wi' a clear chained bridle,A whip by her side, and a bonie side-saddle.
O wae on the siller, it is sae prevailing;And wae on the love that is fixed on a mailen!A tocher's nae word in a true lover's parle,But, gie me my love, and a fig for the warl!