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OW by my needle, heers, and a’ I mean my bread to won, With thimble and my lawboard both, Until my days be done.

But I was rather be a laird, And have a piece of land, With wealth of cash into my pure, My cane into my hand.

Such braw ine clothes the lairds do wear, Made of the wool o fine, With ruffles wagging at their leeves, When I have rags at mine.

A et of liverymen they have, Attends them every day, The lairds they have a canny life, To pend their time away.

But I have heers and needles both, And laboard a’ the three, My gooe is not a-wanting then, They ervants are to me. So