The Sentimental Songster/Hey the Bonny Breast-Knots

HEY THE BONNIE BREAST-KNOTS.

Hey the bonnie, ho the bonnie,
Hey the bonnie breast-knots;
Blithe and merrv were they a’
When they put on their breast-knots;
There was a bridal in this toun,
And till’t the lasses a’ were boun’,
Wi’ mankie facings on their gown,
And some o’ them had breast-knots.
Singing, hey the bonuie, &c.

At nine o’ clock the lads convene,
Some clad in blue, some clad in green,
Wi’ shinin' buckles in their shoes.
And flowers upon their waistcoats.

Out (illegible text) the wives a' wi' a phrase,
and wished the lasses happy days,
And muckle thought they o’ their (illegible text),
Especially the breast-knots.
Singing, hey the bonnie, &c.