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y daddie is dead & left me ſome lan',

laſs gin ye lo'e me tell me true;

And aft-times I maun gang to the barn,

an' I canna win ilka day to woo.

I ha'e corn will ſoon be made meal,

lafs gin ye lo'e me tell me now;

And I ha'e barley to mak ſome kail,

an' I canna come ilka day to woo.

I ha'e laid three Herring in Sa't,

laſs gin ye lo'e me tell me now ;

I ha'e brewn a Forpet o' Ma't,

an' I canna come ilka day to woo.

I ha'e a Calf will ſoon be a Cow,

laſs gin ye lo'e me tell me now;

I ha'e a Pig will ſoon be a Sow,

an' I canna come ony mair to woo.

I ha'e a Houſe on yonder Muir,

laſs gin ye lo'e me tell me now,

Three Sparrows may dance upo' the floor,

an' I canna come ilka day to woo.

I ha'e a Butt and I ha'e a Ben,

laſs gin ye lo'e me tak me now;

I ha'e three Chickens and a fat Hen,

an' canna come ony mair to woo.