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( 12 ) 41. So after twa nights an’ a day,

They buſk again, to church they gae,

A new year’s gift auld James maun has,

A haill bouk to him alane;

And tho’ the man was ance ſo ſtiff,

To go to kirk he hadna pith,

He’s ſouple in body, limb and lith,

To get a wife gin e’en.

42. The neareſt town that they came

The folk came out with ſhout an’ cry,

Some ſhot, ſome mock’d, and ſome cry’d,

The like was never ſeen;

He that’s going to be wed,

Might be the laſſie’s luckydad,

Inſtead of lying in his bed,

December link’d to June.

43. Forward ſtill they do repair.

To Church, the Parſon’s ready there,

To ſay the word by grace and prayer,

Thereby to make them one;

And now they’re join’d in holy banns

The ring’s too wide, falls off her ,

They carena now for kirk nor pawns,

And ten months brings a ſon.

44. Thus have you heard the merry jeſt,

Of what concerns our worthieſt gueſt,

Who waited long, and ſhared leaſt,

On ſic a merry day;

Fair fa the canty carlie,

The bride ſhe lov’d him dearly,

May they get babies yearly,

I hae nae mair to ſay.

FINIS.