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FALKIRK FAIR

O the sun frae the eastward was peeping,

And braid through the winnocks did a stare,

When Willie cried Tam are ye sleeping,

Mak' haste man and rise to the fair;

For the lads and the Lassies are thrangin,

An' a' bodies now in a steer,

Fy haste ye and let us be ganging,

Or faith we’ll be longsome I fear.

Chorus—Lul te turam an &c.

Then Tam he got up in a hurry,

And wow but he made himsel’ snod,

For a pint of milk brose he did worry,

To mak him mair fit for the road;

On his head his blue bannet ha slippet

His whip our his shouther he flang.

And a clumsy oak cudgel be grippet,

On purpose the loons for to bang.

Now Willock had trysted wi Jenny,

For she was abraw canty queen,

Word gaed she had a gay penny,

For whilk Willie fondly did grean,

Tam he was blaming the liquor

night he had got himfelf fou,