OUR thrissles flourish'd fresh and fair, Our ancient crown's fa'n in the dust- Our sad decay in church and state The Whigs came o'er us for a curse, Grim vengeance lang has ta'en a nap, Awa, Whigs, awa! Awa, Whigs, awa! Ye're but a pack o' traitor louns, WHERE HAE YE BEEN. WHERE hae Tune "Killicrankie." ye been sae braw, lad? Where hae ye been sae brankie, O? O, where hae ye been sae braw, lad? Cam ye by Killicrankie, O? An ye had been where I hae been, An I fought at land, I fought at sea; And Clavers got a clankie, O; O GUDE ALE COMES.* O GUDE ale comes and gude ale goes Gude ale hauds me bare and busy, * Burns made only a few slight verbal emendations on this old song, to suit it for publication in the Museum.-M. SIMMER'S A PLEASANT TIME. Tune-"Aye waukin O." SIMMER'S a pleasant time, Flow'rs of ev'ry colour; Waukin still and wearie: For thinking on my dearie. When I sleep I dream, When I wauk I'm eerie ; Sleep I can get nane For thinking on my dearie. Lanely night comes on A' the lave are sleepin'; I think on my bonnie lad, And I bleer my een with greetin'. Waukin still and wearie : Sleep I can get nane For thinking on my dearie. JAMIE, COME TRY ME. Tune-" Jamie, come try me." CHORUS. Jamie, come try me, Jamie, come try me ; Jamie, come try me. This is ascribed to Burns by Mr Cromek, who found it in the poet's handwriting among the papers of Johnson, the publisher of the Museum. Burns never acknowledged it.-M. O mount and go, Mount and make you ready : O mount and go, And be the captain's lady. BEWARE O' BONNIE ANN.* Tune-" Ye gallants bright." YE gallants bright, I red ye right, Her comely face, sae fu' o' grace, Her een sae bright, like stars by night, Sae jimply laced her genty waist, Youth, grace, and love attendant move In a' their charms and conquering arms, The captive bands may chain the hands, But love enslaves the man ; Ye gallants braw, I red ye a' Beware o' bonnie Ann. The heroine of this song was Ann Masterton, daughter of Allan Masterton, one of the poet's steadfast friends, and author of the air of Strathallan's Lament.-M. в 3 |