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OME here young man a wee an ret, Tell me ome news that is the bet, Gin ye be gaun to get a wife. Or gie's a niffer of your knife; For knives of them I’ve nane ava, The laes they are flyin’ braw, With ide coats, ruffles, and dret head Enough to be a pure’s dead: The auld and rev’rend folks do ay, When they were youthful, brik, & gay Wore plaiden hose and a grey coat, But now thread tockings and what not The ervant lads and laes gangs With glancin' buckles, we had whangs. I do believe its very true, What auld folks ays to me and you, For pride of heart we cannot ay, Its great in garb at this ame day; Now fare-ye-well I cannot tay, We’s hae a crack ome other day.

Cquaintance here I do write, The following lines to you I dite