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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YOUTHS' SOIREE. |
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YOUTHS' SOIREE.
'Tis pleasant and cheery, when brethren agree,
To meet a' thegither at a Soiree—
Where father, and mother, the lad, and the lass,
An evening wi' pleasure and profit may pass.
Let mental and moral instruction combine,
Our recreations to mend and refine;
Nae aid we seek frae the pipe or the bowl,—
We hae music and mirth to delight every soul!
To meet a' thegither at a Soiree—
Where father, and mother, the lad, and the lass,
An evening wi' pleasure and profit may pass.
Let mental and moral instruction combine,
Our recreations to mend and refine;
Nae aid we seek frae the pipe or the bowl,—
We hae music and mirth to delight every soul!
Prevention's far better than cure, we a' ken,
To begin wi' the bairns is far better than men;
Let us train them, when young, to make a bold stand
Against the bad customs, sae rife in the land.
Oh! weel they've begun—go on—go on—
Let each help the ither, be strong—be strong.
Mair courage is needed aft to say “No,”
Than a stalwart dragoon to hae for a foe!
To begin wi' the bairns is far better than men;
Let us train them, when young, to make a bold stand
Against the bad customs, sae rife in the land.
Oh! weel they've begun—go on—go on—
Let each help the ither, be strong—be strong.
Mair courage is needed aft to say “No,”
Than a stalwart dragoon to hae for a foe!
A gude education is better than wealth,
A drink frae the well is the best for the health;
Poortith, I trow, wad seldom be seen,
If Scotland was ance what Scotland has been!
On bannocks and parritch young folks work fu' weel,—
Sair heads and sair hearts they seldom will feel;
If they keep frae the treatings, our squabbling wad cease,
An' folk wad be peacefu' without a police!
A drink frae the well is the best for the health;
Poortith, I trow, wad seldom be seen,
If Scotland was ance what Scotland has been!
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Sair heads and sair hearts they seldom will feel;
If they keep frae the treatings, our squabbling wad cease,
An' folk wad be peacefu' without a police!
An' now let us a', afore we retire,
Break forth into singing, baith people and choir;
The better for meeting, oh, may we aye be,
At kirk, or at schule, or at a Soiree!
Three cheers for the lads who have made a brave stand,
Three cheers for the speakers, the stewards, and the band;
Three cheers for the leddies, wha grace our Soiree,
Three cheers for our chairman, and ane mair for me!
Break forth into singing, baith people and choir;
The better for meeting, oh, may we aye be,
At kirk, or at schule, or at a Soiree!
Three cheers for the lads who have made a brave stand,
Three cheers for the speakers, the stewards, and the band;
Three cheers for the leddies, wha grace our Soiree,
Three cheers for our chairman, and ane mair for me!
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