The Poetry of Robert Burns Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson |
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YESTREEN I HAD A PINT O' WINE |
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YESTREEN I HAD A PINT O' WINE
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Yestreen I had a pint o' wine,A place where body saw na;
Yestreen lay on this breast o' mine
The gowden locks of Anna.
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The hungry Jew in wildernessRejoicing o'er his manna
Was naething to my hiney bliss
Upon the lips of Anna.
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Ye monarchs take the East and WestFrae Indus to Savannah:
Gie me within my straining grasp
The melting form of Anna!
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There I'll despise Imperial charms,An Empress or Sultana,
While dying raptures in her arms
I give and take wi' Anna!
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Awa, thou flaunting God of Day!Awa, thou pale Diana!
Ilk Star, gae hide thy twinkling ray,
When I'm to meet my Anna!
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Come, in thy raven plumage, Night(Sun, Moon, and Stars, withdrawn a'),
And bring an Angel-pen to write
My transports with my Anna!
POSTSCRIPT
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The Kirk an' State may join, and tellTo do sic things I maunna:
The Kirk an' State may gae to Hell,
And I'll gae to my Anna.
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She is the sunshine o' my e'e,To live but her I canna:
Had I on earth but wishes three,
The first should be my Anna.
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