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My lassie is lovely as May-day, adorning
 * Wi' gowans an' primroses ilka green lee;

Tho' tender's the violet, new-blawn i' the mornin
 * As tender an' sweet is her blue rollin' e'e.

O say. what is whiter than snaw on the mountain
 * O what wi' the red rose in beauty can vie?

Yes! whiter her bosom than snaw on the mountain
 * And bonnie her face as the red-rose can be.

See yon lovely cottage that stands by the wild wood
 * Hedg'd round wi' the sweet-briar an' green willow tree,

'Twas yonder I spent the sweet hours of my childhood
 * An' first felt the pow'r o' a love-rolling e'e.

Tho' soon frae my hame an' my lassie I wander'd
 * Tho' lang I've been tossin' on Fortune's rough

Ay dear was the valley where Etterick meander'd,
 * Ay dear was the blink o' her blue rollin' e'e.

O for the ev'nin'! and O for the hour!
 * When down by yon broom-wood she promis'd be,

When, quick as the summer-dew dries on the flower
 * A' earthly affections an' wishes will flee!