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I and my Jenny thegither were tied,

We had but sma' share o' the world between us;

lo'ed ither weel, and had youth on our side,

And strength and guid health were abundantly gi'en us;

varsled and toiled throng the fair and the foul,

And she was right carefu' o' what I brought till her,

aye we had mind o' the canny auld rule,

Just "marry for love, and work for siller."

bairns they cam' thick-—we were thankfu' for that.

For the bit and the brattie cam' aye alang wi' them;

pan we exchanged for a guid mucle pat.

And somehow or ither, we aye had to gi'e them

laddies grew up, and they wrought wi mysel,'

Ilk ane gat as buirdly and stout as a miller,

lasses they keepet us trig aye, and hale,

And now we count a bit trifle o' siller.

I and my Jenny are baith wearin' down,

And our lads and our lassies has a' gotten married;

t sae, we can rank wi' the best i' the town

Though our noddles we never too paughtily carried.

mark me-I've now got a braw cockit hat,

And in our civic building am reckon'd a pillar;

that a bit honour for ane to get at,

married for love, and wha wrought for siller?