The Last To Cuddle Doon (Alexander Anderson Poems)
I sit afore a half-oot fire, An' I am a' my lane,Nae frien' or fremit daun'ers in, For a' my ...
I sit afore a half-oot fire, An' I am a' my lane,Nae frien' or fremit daun'ers in, For a' my ...
Saturday Night.Noo, ye'll no' tak' it ill o' me, Mistress Macqueen,For ye ken ye are juist a young kimmer,An' I ...
O, waly, waly up the bank,And waly, waly down the brae,And waly, waly yon burn-side,Where I and my love wont ...
'Twas when the dawn of mornin' began to stir i'th sky,I donned mysel' to wander Afore the dew wur dry;To ...
Oh, weel may the boatie row,And better may she speed;And liesome may the boatie rowThat wins the bairnies' bread.The boatie ...
Oh, Jenny, she is fair an' braw, An' Daisy fu' o' lovin' wiles;Then Mary has a broo o' snaw, An' ...
The fop may praise the city belleIn verse that charms the fancy, O;Wi' simple croon I'll please mysel',And praise my ...
The ladye she stood at her lattice high, Wi' her doggie at her feet; Thorough the lattice she can spy ...
Chorus.-An' O for ane an' twenty, Tam! And hey, sweet ane an' twenty, Tam! I'll learn my kin a rattlin' ...
IN Tarbolton, ye ken, there are proper young men, And proper young lasses and a', man; But ken ye the ...
"O CAM ye here the fight to shun, Or herd the sheep wi' me, man? Or were ye at the ...
MY lord, I know your noble ear Woe ne'er assails in vain; Embolden'd thus, I beg you'll hear Your humble ...
WHILE briers an' woodbines budding green, An' paitricks scraichin loud at e'en, An' morning poussie whiddin seen, Inspire my muse, ...
O ROUGH, rude, ready-witted Rankine, The wale o' cocks for fun an' drinkin! There's mony godly folks are thinkin, Your ...
O THOU! whatever title suit thee- Auld Hornie, Satan, Nick, or Clootie, Wha in yon cavern grim an' sootie, Clos'd ...
I GAT your letter, winsome Willie; Wi' gratefu' heart I thank you brawlie; Tho' I maun say't, I wad be ...
DEAR SIR, at ony time or tide, I'd rather sit wi' you than ride, Though 'twere wi' royal Geordie: And ...
SOME books are lies frae end to end, And some great lies were never penn'd: Ev'n ministers they hae been ...
Come round me, little childer; There, don't fling stones at me Because I mutter as I go; But pity Moll ...
I SEND to you, commissioners, A paper that may please ye, sirs (For troth they say it might be worse ...
God strengthen me to bear myself; That heaviest weight of all to bear, Inalienable weight of care. All others are ...
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