Life and Songs of the Baroness Nairne With a Memoir and Poems of Caroline Oliphant the Younger: Edited by the Rev. Charles Rogers ... With a Portrait and Other Illustrations |
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LAY BYE YERE BAWBEE. |
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LAY BYE YERE BAWBEE.
Lay bye yere bawbee, my Jenny,
Lay bye your bawbee, my dear
Do as yere mither aye did,
She tuik guid care o' her gear.
Lay bye your bawbee, my dear
Do as yere mither aye did,
She tuik guid care o' her gear.
The way young kimmers are drest,
Wise folk are sorry to see;
Their winnin's are a' on their back,
And that's no the thing that sud be.
Wise folk are sorry to see;
Their winnin's are a' on their back,
And that's no the thing that sud be.
Work when ye're weel and ye're able,
Be honest and savin' ye're tauld;
'Twill help when trouble comes on,
And mak' ye respectit when auld.
Be honest and savin' ye're tauld;
'Twill help when trouble comes on,
And mak' ye respectit when auld.
Lasses and lads, tak' advice,
An' dinna ye gang for to woo,
Until ye hae gather'd the siller,
An' the weel plenish'd kist it is fu.'
An' dinna ye gang for to woo,
Until ye hae gather'd the siller,
An' the weel plenish'd kist it is fu.'
Luik to Archie and Peggy,
They married on naething ava;
And noo she's beggin' and greetin',
An' Archie, he's listed awa'.
They married on naething ava;
And noo she's beggin' and greetin',
An' Archie, he's listed awa'.
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