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 23 850 glawr'd at the moon, and fell on the midding Ye glawr like a wilo cat out of a Ye go far about feeking the neireft Ye bare run lang on little ground Ye have a ready mouth for a ripe cherry 855 Ye have ower foul feet to come fae far ben Ye have gotten a ravel'd o’t. Ye have, a cap for a corn Ye have ta'en the mefure of his foot Ye have mickle loofe leather about your 86O Ye have tint your ain ftomach and fun' a tike’s Ye have put a toom fpoon in my mouth Ye have fafted lang and worried on a midge Ye have nothing to do but fuck and wag your tail Ye have tint the tongue of the trump 865 Ye have ftaid lang and brought little wi' on Ye have upon yon as the wise did the Ye have the wrang fow by the lag Ye ken what drinkers dree Ye kenna wat may cool your ain kail yet 870 Ye live at the lug of the law Ye'll neither dance nor haud the candle Ye’ll get nee mair of the cat but the fkin Ye’ll no fell your hen in a rainy day Ye’ll ne’er aft faut on his tail 875 Ye’ll no berry yourfel wifh your ain hands Ye look liker a thief than a Ye'll let little gae by you unlefs it be the swallow Ye may gang farther and fare ware Ye may get bodles or 880 Ye may be heard where yer e no feen Ye may dight your neb and Ye may tak the will for the dred Ye mete mu peafe by your ain peek Ye ll never did on your ain 885 Yell drink before me Ye'll find him where ye left him Ye may take the head for the wafhing Ye'll get the eat wi' the twa tails Ye'll beguile name but thenthat to you 990 Ye'll mere when ye grow better Ye'll never be fae auld with the mickle honefly