tune—“the tither morn.”
yon wandering rill that marks the hill,
and glances o'er the brae, sir,
slides by a bower, where mony a flower
sheds fragrance on the day, sir;
there damon lay, with sylvia gay,
to love they thought no crime, sir,
the wild birds sang, the echoes rang,
while damon's heart beat time, sir.
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns johnie lad, cock up your beaver johnie lad, cock up your beaver
when first my brave johnie lad came to this town,
he had a blue bonnet that wanted the crown;
but now he has gotten a hat and a feather,
hey, brave johnie lad, cock up your beaver!
cock up your beaver, and cock it fu' sprush,
we'll over the border, and gie them a brush;
there's somebody there we'll teach better behaviour,
hey, brave johnie lad, cock up your beaver!
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns my eppie macnab my eppie macnab
o saw ye my dearie, my eppie macnab?
o saw ye my dearie, my eppie macnab?
she's down in the yard, she's kissin the laird,
she winnae hame to her ain jock rab.
oe thy ways to me, my eppie macnab;
oe thy ways to me, my eppie macnab;
whate'er thou hast dune, be it late, be it sune,
thou's wee again to thy ain jock rab.
what says she, my dearie, my eppie macnab?
what says she, my dearie, my eppie macnab?
she let's thee to wit that she has thee forgot,
and for ever disowns thee, her ain jock rab.
o had i ne'er seen thee, my eppie macnab!
o had i ne'er seen thee, my eppie macnab!
as light as the air, and as fause as thou's fair,
thou's broken the heart o' thy ain jock rab.
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns altho he has left me altho' he has left me
altho' he has left me for greed o' the siller,
i dinna envy him the gains he can win;
i rather wad bear a' the lade o' my sorrow,
than ever hae acted sae faithless to him.
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns my tochers the jewel my tocher's the jewel
o meikle thinks my luve o' my beauty,
and meikle thinks my luve o' my kin;
but little thinks my luve i ken brawlie
my tocher's the jewel has charms for him.
it's a' for the apple he'll nourish the tree,
it's a' for the hinny he'll cherish the bee,
my laddie's sae meikle in luve wi' the siller,
he canna hae luve to spare for me.
your proffer o' luve's an airle-penny,
my tocher's the bargain ye wad buy;
but an ye be crafty, i am cunnin',
sae ye wi anither your fortune may try.
ye're like to the timmer o' yon rotten wood,
ye're like to the bark o' yon rotten tree,
ye'll slip frae me like a knotless thread,
and ye'll crack your credit wi' mae nor me.
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns o for ane an twenty, tam o for ane an' twenty, tam
chorus.—an' o for ane an' twenty, tam!
and hey, sweet ane an' twenty, tam!
i'll learn my kin a rattlin' sang,
an' i saw ane an' twenty, tam.
they snool me sair, and haud me down,
an' gar me look like bluntie, tam;
but three short years will soon wheel roun',
an' thenes ane an' twenty, tam.
an' o for, c.
a glieb o' lan', a claut o' gear,
was left me by my auntie, tam;
at kith or kin i need na spier,
an i saw ane an' twenty, tam.
an' o for, c.
they'll hae me wed a wealthy coof,
tho' i mysel' hae plenty, tam;
but, hear'st thou laddie! there's my loof,
i'm thine at ane an' twenty, tam!
an' o for, c.
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns thou fair eliza thou fair eliza
turn again, thou fair eliza!
ae kind blink before we part;
rue on thy despairing lover,
can'st thou break his faithfu' heart?
turn again, thou fair eliza!
if to love thy heart denies,
oh, in pity hide the sentence
under friendship's kind disguise!
thee, sweet maid, hae i offended?
my offence is loving thee;
can'st thou wreck his peace for ever,
wha for thine would gladly die?
while the life beats in my bosom,
thou shalt mix in ilka throe:
turn again, thou lovely maiden,
ae sweet smile on me bestow.
not the bee upon the blossom,
in the pride o' sinny noon;
not the little sporting fairy,
all beneath the simmer moon;
not the minstrel in the moment
fancy lightens in his e'e,
kens the pleasure, feels the rapture,
that thy presence gies to me.
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns my bonie bell my bonie bell
the smiling springes in rejoicing,
and surly winter grimly flies;
now crystal clear are the falling waters,
and bonie blue are the sunny skies.
fresh o'er the mountains breaks forth the morning,
the ev'ning gilds the ocean's swell;
all creatures joy in the sun's returning,
and i rejoice in my bonie bell.
the flowery spring leads sunny summer,
the yellow autumn presses near;
then in his turnes gloomy winter,
till smiling spring again appear:
thus seasons dancing, life advancing,
old time and nature their changes tell;
but never ranging, still unchanging,
i adore my bonie bell.
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns sweet afton sweet afton
flow gently, sweet afton! amang thy green braes,
flow gently, i'll sing thee a song in thy praise;
my mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,
flow gently, sweet afton, disturb not her dream.
thou stockdove whose echo resounds thro' the glen,
ye wild whistling blackbirds in yon thorny den,
thou green-crested lapwing thy screaming forbear,
i charge you, disturb not my slumbering fair.
how lofty, sweet afton, thy neighbouring hills,
far mark'd with the courses of clear, winding rills;
there daily i wander as noon rises high,
my flocks and my mary's sweet cot in my eye.
how pleasant thy banks and green valleys below,
where, wild in the woodlands, the primroses blow;
there oft, as mild ev'ning weeps over the lea,
the sweet-scented birk shades my mary and me.
thy crystal stream, afton, how lovely it glides,
and winds by the cot where my mary resides;
how wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave,
as, gathering sweet flowerets, she stems thy clear wave.
flow gently, sweet afton, amang thy green braes,
flow gently, sweet river, the theme of my lays;
my mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,
flow gently, sweet afton, disturb not her dream.
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns address to the shade of thomson address to the shade of thomson
on crowning his bust at ednam, roxburghshire, with a wreath of bays.
while virgin spring by eden's flood,
unfolds her tender mantle green,
or pranks the sod in frolic mood,
or tunes eolian strains between.
while summer, with a matron grace,
retreats to dryburgh's cooling shade,
yet oft, delighted, stops to trace
the progress of the spiky blade.
while autumn, benefactor kind,
by tweed erects his aged head,
and sees, with self-approving mind,
each creature on his bounty fed.
while maniac winter rages o'er
the hills whence classic yarrow flows,
rousing the turbid torrent's roar,
or sweeping, wild, a waste of snows.
so long, sweet poet of the year!
shall bloom that wreath thou well hast won;
while scotia, with exulting tear,
proclaims that thomson was her son.
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns nithsdales wee hame nithsdale's wee hame
the noble maxwells and their powers