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(22) He ſaid, they were a groat o'er dear, And ca'd the taylor thief and loun. He was the king that wore a crown, And thou'rt a man of laigh degree, 'Tis pride puts a' the kintry down, Sae tak thy auld cloak about thee.

Every land has its ain laugh, Ilk kind of corn it has its hool; I think the warld is a' run wrang, When ilka wife her man wad rule Do ye not ſee Rob, Jock, and Hab, As they are girded gallantly, While I ſit hurkling in the aſe, I'll ha'e a new cloak about me.

Goodman, I wat 'tis thirty years, Since we did ane anither ken; And we have had between us twa, Of lads and bonny laſſes ten: Now, they are women grown and men I wiſh and pray well may they be And if you prove a good huſband, E'er tak your auld cloak about ye.

Bell my wife, ſhe loves nae ſtrife; But ſhe wad guide me if ſhe can, And to maintain an eaſy life, I aft maun yield, though I'm good man: