The Poetry of Robert Burns | ||
ON CAPTAIN GROSE
WRITTEN ON AN ENVELOPE, ENCLOSING A LETTER TO HIM
I
Ken ye ought o' Captain Grose?Igo and ago
If he's among his friends or foes?
Iram, coram, dago
II
Is he south, or is he north?Igo and ago
Or drownèd in the River Forth?
Iram, coram, dago
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III
Is he slain by Hielan' bodies?Igo and ago
And eaten like a wether haggis?
Iram, coram, dago
IV
Is he to Abra'm's bosom gane?Igo and ago
Or haudin Sarah by the wame?
Iram, coram, dago
V
Where'er he be, the Lord be near him!Igo and ago
As for the Deil, he daur na steer him.
Iram, coram, dago
VI
But please transmit th'enclosèd letterIgo and ago
Which will oblige your humble debtor
Iram, coram, dago
VII
So may ye hae auld stanes in store,Igo and ago
The very stanes that Adam bore!
Iram, coram, dago
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VIII
So may ye get in glad possession,Igo and ago
The coins o' Satan's coronation!
Iram, coram, dago
The Poetry of Robert Burns | ||