The Poetry of Robert Burns Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson |
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WHAT CAN A YOUNG LASSIE |
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WHAT CAN A YOUNG LASSIE
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What can a young lassie,What shall a young lassie,
What can a young lassie
Do wi' an auld man?
Bad luck on the penny
That tempted my minnie
To sell her puir Jenny
For siller an' lan'!
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He's always compleeninFrae mornin to eenin;
He hoasts and he hirples
The weary day lang;
He's doylt and he's dozin;
His blude it is frozen—
O, dreary's the night
Wi' a crazy auld man!
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He hums and he hankers,He frets and he cankers,
I never can please him
Do a' that I can.
He's peevish an' jealous
Of a' the young fellows—
O, dool on the day
I met wi' an auld man!
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My auld auntie KatieUpon me taks pity,
I'll do my endeavour
To follow her plan:
I'll cross him an' wrack him
Until I heartbreak him,
And then his auld brass
Will buy me a new pan.
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