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 HERRING IN SALT.

My daddy is dead an' left me some an'

lass gin ye loe me tell me tue:

An aft times I maun gang to the barn,

and I canna win ilka any to woo.

I hae corn will soon be made meal,

lass gin ye loe me tell me now,

An’ I hae barley to mak some kail,

an' I canna come ilka day to woo.

I hae laid three herring in sa't,

lass gin ye loe me tell me now,

I hae brewn a forpet o' ma’t,

and I canna win ilka day to woo.

I hae a calf will soon be a cow,

lass gin ye loe me tell me now,

I hae a pig will soon be a sow,

and I canna come ony mair to woo.

I hae a house on yonder muir,

lass gin ye loe me tell me now;

Three sparrows may dance upo' the floor,

and I canna come ony mair to woo.