But warily tent, when ye come to court me, O whistle, &c. At kirk, or at market, whene'er ye meet me, Gang by me as tho' that ye car'd na a flie: But steal me a blink o' your bonie black e'e, Yet look as ye were na lookin' at me. Yet look, &c. O whistle, &c. Ay vow and protest that ye care na for me, For fear that she wyle your fancy frae me. O whistle, &c ANE-AND-TWENTY. TUNE-"The Moudiewort." CHORUS. An' O for ane-and-twenty, Tam! An' hey, sweet ane-and-twenty, Tam! I'll learn my kin a rattlin' sang, An' I saw ane-and-twenty, Tam' They snool me sair, and haud me down, An' O, &c. A gleib o' lan', a claut o' gear, An' O, &c. They'll hae me wed a wealthy coof, An' O, &c THE YOUNG LASSIE. WHAT can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie, He's always compleenin' frae mornin' to e'enin', He huins and he hankers, he frets and he cankers My auld auntie Katie upon me taks pity.; I'll cross him, and wrack him, until I heart-break him, THE MERCENARY LOVER. TUNE-"Balinamona Ora." AWA wi' your witchcraft o' beauty's alarms, CHORUS. Then hey for a lass wi' a tocher, then hey for a lass wi' a tocher, Then hey for a lass wi' a tocher- the mice yeow guineas for me. Your beauty's a flower, in the morning that blows, And e'en when this beauty your bosom has blest, The brightest o' beauty may cloy when possest! But the sweet yellow darlings wi' Geordie imprest, The langer ye hae them, the mair they're carest, Then hey, &c. AIR MEG O' THE MILL. "O bonie lass, will you lie in a barrack?” O KEN ye what Meg o' the Mill has gotten? The Miller was strappan, the Miller was ruddy! The Miller he hecht her a heart leal and loving; O wae on the siller, it is sae prevailing; MY TOCHER'S THE JEWEL O MEIKLE thinks my luve o' my beauty, My tocher's the jewel has charms for him. It's a' for the hiney he'll cherish the bee; Your proffer o' luve's an airl-penny, Sae ye wi' anither your fortune maun try. AULD ROB MORRIS. THERE'S auld Rob Morris, that wons in yon glen, He's the king o' guid fellows, and wale of auld men He has gowd in his coffers, he has owsen and kine, And ae bonie lassie, his darl ng and mine. |