Willie Winkie and Other Songs and Poems By William Miller: Edited, with an Introduction by Robert Ford |
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On J. W. falling Heir to Considerable Property.
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On J. W. falling Heir to Considerable Property.
So Johnny he's an heir!
An' if you observe it,
Seldom sic gude luck
Fa's where they deserve it.
An' if you observe it,
Seldom sic gude luck
Fa's where they deserve it.
Sic a hearty cheer
Frae his trusty cronies,
Weel might warm a heart
Caulder far than Johnny's.
Frae his trusty cronies,
Weel might warm a heart
Caulder far than Johnny's.
When we're growin' auld,
To provide a mouthfu'
Is a weary faught,—
No to say a toothfu'.
To provide a mouthfu'
Is a weary faught,—
No to say a toothfu'.
Then when Fortune comes
Like a show'r in summer,
Scattering riches roun',
Welcome is the kimmer.
Like a show'r in summer,
Scattering riches roun',
Welcome is the kimmer.
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He's got bills an' bonds,
Three per cents, and real stock,
An' as meikle gowd
As will fill a meal-pock.
Three per cents, and real stock,
An' as meikle gowd
As will fill a meal-pock.
Will it drive him gyte—
Will he turn deleerit—
Will he aff to France—
Or to some place near it?
Will he turn deleerit—
Will he aff to France—
Or to some place near it?
Puddocks eat, an' learn
Capering an' booin',
Tyne his mither-tongue,
An' tak to parley-vooin'.
Capering an' booin',
Tyne his mither-tongue,
An' tak to parley-vooin'.
Will he treat his gab
To their ham sae reekie,
Sup oysters wi' a spoon,
Yet bock at cockie-leekie?
To their ham sae reekie,
Sup oysters wi' a spoon,
Yet bock at cockie-leekie?
Will subscription sheets
Handsomely be arl'd,
That his name may be
Foremost in the Herald?
Handsomely be arl'd,
That his name may be
Foremost in the Herald?
Will he buy a wig
Shinin' like a fiddle,
Specs without e'en shanks
On his nose to stiddle?
Shinin' like a fiddle,
Specs without e'en shanks
On his nose to stiddle?
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Rin an' ring the bell,—
Tell each worthy cronie,
Siller mak's nae change
For the waur on Johnnie.
Tell each worthy cronie,
Siller mak's nae change
For the waur on Johnnie.
Aye the hearty laugh,
Aye the langsyne story,
Aye the tither tot,
An' Johnnie's in his glory!
Aye the langsyne story,
Aye the tither tot,
An' Johnnie's in his glory!
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