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( 7 ) Has ay a penny in his purſe,

for dinner and for ſupper,

And gin the pleaſe, a good fat cheeſe,

and lumps of yellow butter.

When Jamie firſt did woo me,

A ſpeer'd what was his calling,

Fair maid, ſays he, come and ſees

you're welcome to my dwelling:

Though I was ſhy, yet I could ſpy,

the truth of what he told me:

And that his houſe was warm and couth,

and room in it to hold me.

Behind the door a bag of meal,

and in the kiſt was plenty

Of good hard cakes. his mither bakes,

and bannocks were na' ſcanty ;

A good fat ſow a ſleeky cow

were ſtanding in the byre ;

While lazy puſs, with mealy mouſe,

were playing at the fire.

Good ſigns are theſe, my mither ſays,

and bids me tak the miller;

or foul day and fair day,

he's ay bringing till her:

for meal and ma't the diſna want,

nor ony thing that's dainty,

and now an then a keckling hen,

to lay her eggs in plenty.

winter when the wind and rain

blaws o'er the barn and byre;