Page:Auld wife ayont the fire.pdf/2

 (2) The Auld WIFE ayent the-Fire. THERE was a wife'won'd in a glen, And ſhe had dochters nine or ten, That fought the houſe baith but and ben To find their mama ſiniſhing. The auld wife ayent the fire, The auld wife anieſt the fire, The auld wife aboon the first !! She died for lack of Tniſhing. Her mill into ſome hole had ſawn, Whatreeks, quo' the, let it be gawn, For I maua hae a young goodman Shall furniſh me wi' ſniſhing. the auld wife, &c. Her eldeſt dochter ſaid right bauld, Fy, mother, mind that now ye're auld, And if you wi' a yonker wald, He'll waſte away your ſniſhing. the auld wife, &c. The youngeſt dochter gae a ſhout, O mother dear! your teeth's a' out, Beſides, ha'i blind, ye hae the gout, Your mill can had nae fiſhing. the auld wife, &c. Ye lie, ye limmers, cries auld mump, For I hae baith a tooth and ſtump, Al will nae langer live in dump, By waiting of my fiſhing. the auld wife, &c. but in this song it means ſometimes contentment, a huſband,
 * Sniſhing in its literal meaning, is fouſſ made of tobacco