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[ is an old ballad called "Lizzy Lindsay," of which some fragments remain. The first verse of the following words was written by Burns for Johnson's Museum, to an old air, "Will ye gang wi' me, Lizzy Lindsay," which he communicated. The present version is sung to the tune of "The Ewe-Bughts."]

[The words of this song belong to about the middle of the last century, but their author's name has escaped being recorded. They are to be found in a collection of songs, called The Charmer, published at Edinburgh in 1751, but whether printed there for the first time cannot with certainty be said. The title to the song there given is "The Druken Wife o' Gallowa'," which title it bears in common with "Hooly and Fairly." The air is supposed to be old.]