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Could this ill world have been contriv'd |
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to stand without that mischief, woman, |
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how peaceful bodies wou'd have liv'd, |
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releas'd frae a' the ills sae common! |
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But since it is the waefu' case, |
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that man must have this teasing crony, |
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why such a sweet bewitching face? |
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Oh! had they no been made sae bonny! |
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I might have roam'd wi' cheerful mind, |
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nae sin nor sorrow to betide me, |
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as careless as the wand'ring wind, |
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as happy as the lamb beside me. |
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I might have screw'd my tuneful pegs, |
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and carol'd mountain airs fu' gayly, |
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had we but wanted a' the Megs, |
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wi' glossy e'en sae dark and wily. |
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I saw the danger, fear'd the dart, |
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the smile, the air, and a' sae taking, |
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yet open laid my wareless heart, |
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and got the wound that keeps me waking. |
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My harp waves on the willow green, |
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of wild witch notes it has nae ony, |
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sinc' e'er I saw that pawky quean, |
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sae sweet, sae wicked, and sae bonny. |
