The Poetry of Robert Burns Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson |
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O, AY MY WIFE SHE DANG ME |
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O, AY MY WIFE SHE DANG ME
Chorus
O, ay my wife she dang me,An' aft my wife she bang'd me!
If ye gie a woman a' her will,
Guid faith! she'll soon o'er-gang ye.
I
On peace an' rest my mind was bent,And, fool I was! I married;
But never honest man's intent
Sae cursedly miscarried.
II
Some sairie comfort at the last,When a' thir days are done, man:
My ‘pains o' hell’ on earth is past,
I'm sure o' bliss aboon, man.
Chorus
O, ay my wife she dang me,An' aft my wife she bang'd me!
If ye gie a woman a' her will,
Guid faith! she'll soon o'ergang ye.
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