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 Lyfe & Deeth of Habbie Sympson,

THE FAMOUS PIPER OF KILBARCHAN.

Written by Robert Semple, of Belltress, in the year 1598.

now may say Alace!

For seho hes lost hir game and grace,

Baith "Trixie"and the "Maiden-trace."

But quhat remeid?

For nae man can supply his place,

Hab Simpson's deid.

Now quha sall play " The day it dawis,"

Or, "Hunt up quhen the Cock he craws,"

Or, quha ean for Kirk-townies caus,

Stan us in steid?

On bagpypis now nae body blawis,

Sen Habbie's deid.

Or, quha will cause our seheirers seheir,

Quha will hang up the braigs of weir,

Bring in the bellis or gude play Meir,

In tyme of neid?

Hab Simpson coud. Quhat neid ze speir?

But now he's deid.

Sa kyndlie to his nychbour neist,

At Beltano and Saet Barchan's feast,

He blew and then hald up his breist

As he war weid, [wud]

But now we neid not him arreist

For Habbie's deid.