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I'LL AY CA' IN BY YON TOWN

Chorus

I'll ay ca' in by yon town
And by yon garden green again!
I'll ay ca' in by yon town,
And see my bonie Jean again.

I

There's nane shall ken, there's nane can guess
What brings me back the gate again,
But she, my fairest faithfu' lass,
And stow'nlins we sall meet again.
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II

She'll wander by the aiken tree,
When trystin time draws near again;
And when her lovely form I see,
O haith! she's doubly dear again.

Chorus

I'll ay ca' in by yon town
And by yon garden green again!
I'll ay ca' in by yon town,
And see my bonie Jean again.
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