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The auld ane did agree to that, And they a pistol bullet-gat; She powerfully began to crack,

To win hersel* a snishing.

The auld wife, &c.

Braw sport it was to see her chow’t. And ’tween her gums fae squeeze and row’t, While frae her jaws the slaver flow’d.

And aye she curst pocr stumpy.

The auld wife, &c.

At last she gae a desperate squeeze, Which brake the lang tooth by the neeze; And syne poor stumpy was at ease,

But she tint hopes of snishing

The auid wife, &c.

She of the talk began to tire. And frae her dochters did retire. Syne lean’d her down ayont the fire.

And died for lake of snishing.

The auld wife, &c.

Ye auld wives, notice well this truth, As soon as ye’re past mark of mouth, Ne’er do what’s only fit for youth.

And leave aff thoughts of snishing:

Else, like this wife ayont the fire. Your bairns against you will conspire; Nor will ye get, unless ye hire,

A young man with your snishing.