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THE COLLY'S LAST SPEECH.

near each true and trusty cur,

And hear what I'm convicted for,

Though I'm condemned by dint o' law,

Devised by men I never saw,

Yet I declare truth to you,

The crime is what I never knew,

My days I spent them kind and free,

And now has nought to do but die.

Draw near my neighbour tikes,

With whom I loupt the dykes,

And ranted money a merry ,

Yet parted a’ in game. and play;

Monie’s the night we met on guard,

To watch the and the yard;

And invasion did appear,

We set the ;

When the first discharg'd a bark,

Our muster'd guards though e'er so dark

Would rally forth their warlike lore,

An set town in an uproar;

But frae either we must part,

Or else fu' dearly pay the sin it.

For though we’re o' the meaner sort

Our names were lately in court,

When we were tried by course o' law,