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 O lasses you must now take care,

your head and teeth are spoil'd so sair;

Do not eat any thing that's tough,

since your young mouths' are turned so rough.

Your teeth are chatter'd now so sair,

you'll have to eat something that’s rare;

You must get meat that’s saft and fine—

on sowans and butter you must dine.

If we can neither call nor pay,

no longer in this place we'el stay;

To come to you we'er fairly set,

the change-house breeding for to get.

Since on our breeding you’re so sair,

a lesson fit you must prepare;

To come for hat to such a place,

is ga’en to diel for to seek grace —

O we will keep our heads abean.

and will not wear a' your auld shoon;

For a' your din and a' your jaws:

keep your ain fish-guts to your ain sea maws.

O lasses now take our advice

for now’s the time for to be wise;

If scones and ale you get by chance,

learn to think twice, or you speak once.