| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Georgian Verse. 1909. | | | | Lass, Gin Ye Lo’e Me | | By James Tytler (1745–1804) |
| | | I HA’E laid a herring in saut, | |
| Lass, gin ye lo’e me, tell me now! | |
| I ha’e brewed a forpit o’ maut, | |
| And I canna come ilka day to woo. | |
| I ha’e a calf will soon be a cow; | 5 |
| Lass, gin ye lo’e me, tell me now! | |
| I ha’e a pig will soon be a sow, | |
| And I canna come ilka day to woo. | |
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| I’ve a house on yonder muir, | |
| Lass, gin ye lo’e me, tell me now! | 10 |
| Three sparrows may dance upon the floor, | |
| And I canna come ilka day to woo. | |
| I ha’e a but and I ha’e a ben; | |
| Lass, gin ye lo’e me, tell me now! | |
| I ha’e three chickens and a fat hen, | 15 |
| And I canna come ilka day to woo. | |
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| I’ve a hen wi’ a happity leg, | |
| Lass, gin ye lo’e me, tell me now! | |
| Which ilka day lays me an egg, | |
| And I canna come ilka day to woo. | 20 |
| I ha’e a kebbuck upon my shelf, | |
| Lass gin ye lo’e me tak’ me now! | |
| I downa eat it all myself; | |
| And I winna come ony mair to woo. | | | | |
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