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Y daddie is dead and left me ſome lan’,

laſs gin ye lo’e me tell me true:

An’ aft-times I maun gang to the barn,

an’ I canna win ilka day to woo.

I ha’e corn will ſoon be made meal,

lafs gin ye lo'e me tell me now:

An’ I ha’ e barley to mak ſome kail,

an’ I canna come ilka day to woo.

I ha’e laid three herring in fa’t,

lafs gin ye lo’e me tell me now;

I ha’e brewn a ſorpet o’ ma’t,

an’ I canna come ilka day to woo.

I ha’e a ca’f will ſoon be a cow,

laſs gin ye lo’e me tell me now;

I ha’e a pig will ſoon be a ſow,

an’ I cauna come ony mair to woo.

I ha’e a houſe on yonder muir,

laſs gin ye lo’e me tell me now,

Three ſparrows may dance upo’ the floor,

an’ I canna cone ilka day to woo.

I ha’e a butt an’ I ha’e a benn,

laſs gin ye lo’e me tak me now;

I ha’e three chickens an’ a fat hen,

an’ I canna come ony mair to woo.