The Poetry of Robert Burns Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson |
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CARL, AN THE KING COME |
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CARL, AN THE KING COME
Chorus
Carl, an the King come,Carl, an the King come,
Thou shalt dance, and I will sing,
Carl, an the King come!
I
An somebodie were come again,Then somebodie maun cross the main,
And every man shall hae his ain,
Carl, an the King come!
II
I trow we swappèd for the worse:We gae the boot and better horse,
And that we'll tell them at the Cross,
Carl, an the King come!
III
Coggie, an the King come,Coggie, an the King come,
I'll be fou, and thou 'se be toom,
Coggie, an the King come!
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Chorus
Carl, an the King come,Carl, an the King come,
Thou shalt dance, and I will sing,
Carl, an the King come!
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