The Poetry of Robert Burns Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson |
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THERE GROWS A BONIE BRIER-BUSH |
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THERE GROWS A BONIE BRIER-BUSH
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There grows a bonie brier-bush in our kail-yard,There grows a bonie brier-bush in our kail-yard;
And below the bonie brier-bush there's a lassie and a lad,
And they're busy, busy courting in our kail-yard.
II
We'll court nae mair below the buss in our kail-yard,We'll court nae mair below the buss in our kail-yard:
We'll awa to Athole's green, and there we'll no be seen,
Where the trees and the branches will be our safeguard.
III
Will ye go to the dancin in Carlyle's ha'?Will ye go to the dancin in Carlyle's ha',
Where Sandy and Nancy I'm sure will ding them a'?
I winna gang to the dance in Carlyle-ha'!
IV
What will I do for a lad when Sandie gangs awa!What will I do for a lad when Sandie gangs awa!
I will awa to Edinburgh, and win a pennie fee,
And see an onie lad will fancy me.
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He's comin frae the north that's to marry me,He's comin frae the north that's to marry me,
A feather in his bonnet and a ribbon at his knee—
He's a bonie, bonie laddie, an yon be he!
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