SONG
[Sweet lassie I will gang wi' thee]
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Sweet lassie I will gang wi' thee
Where muircock crows and plovers cry
A mountain side our hame shall be
Na troubles never clamb sae high
We'll keep our rash thacked biggin warm
Wi' luv' and truth and harmless joy
Nor fear na' ills fra flud nor storm
Can e're the biggin roof destroy
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And we wud live like twa true duvs
And peck our little up together
Our only pillow should be love
Where we wud kiss wi' ain another
The morning sun our cloak would be
And we'd step down amang the heather
Till e'ening sun sets o'er the sea
And then we'd cuddle clos' together
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And by our ingle sit at rest
And hear the storm beat by the door
While neet cam bulging up the west
Black rock clouds stretched fra' shore to shore
Then gang to bed and lie till morn
The starm still keepin' up a swither
Thy breasties whiter than blown thorn
I'd press and kiss them both together
4
I'd hear the[e] tak' thy breath sa sweet
Thy breastie panting like a bird
Thy eyelids closed to shut out neet
Thy muvin lips that speak na' word
I'd see thee sleep in innocense
Then wake and huggle ain anither
An' wisper words o' common sense
As we would cuddle close together
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Sweet lassie I will gang wi' thee
Where muircocks crow an' plovers fly
On some high hill agen the sea
W'ell mak' a biggin snug and dry
And on thy bosom, a' my ain
I'll sleep an' we will lie together
The earth's vain cares shall be unknown
W'ell live like twa true doves together
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And when death comes to part us twa
As many lang sin' syne has parted
We've lived to gang the better way
And loved in truth that can't be thwarted
Shud I gang first I'll luik for thee
In faith earths faults are a forgiven
If my luv' thou could na be
The happiest place cud na' be heaven
