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| Chor.—O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, | |
| Ye wadna been sae shy; | |
| For laik o’ gear ye lightly me, | |
| But, trowth, I care na by. | |
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| YESTREEN I met you on the moor, | 5 |
| Ye spak na, but gaed by like stour; | |
| Ye geck at me because I’m poor, | |
| But fient a hair care I. | |
| O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c. | |
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| When coming hame on Sunday last, | 10 |
| Upon the road as I cam past, | |
| Ye snufft and ga’e your head a cast— | |
| But trowth I care’t na by. | |
| O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c. | |
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| I doubt na, lass, but ye may think, | 15 |
| Because ye hae the name o’ clink, | |
| That ye can please me at a wink, | |
| Whene’er ye like to try. | |
| O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c. | |
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| But sorrow tak’ him that’s sae mean, | 20 |
| Altho’ his pouch o’ coin were clean, | |
| Wha follows ony saucy quean, | |
| That looks sae proud and high. | |
| O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c. | |
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| Altho’ a lad were e’er sae smart, | 25 |
| If that he want the yellow dirt, | |
| Ye’ll cast your head anither airt, | |
| And answer him fu’ dry. | |
| O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c. | |
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| But, if he hae the name o’ gear, | 30 |
| Ye’ll fasten to him like a brier, | |
| Tho’ hardly he, for sense or lear, | |
| Be better than the kye. | |
| O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c. | |
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| But, Tibbie, lass, tak’ my advice: | 35 |
| Your daddie’s gear maks you sae nice; | |
| The deil a ane wad speir your price, | |
| Were ye as poor as I. | |
| O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c. | |
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| There lives a lass beside yon park, | 40 |
| I’d rather hae her in her sark, | |
| Than you wi’ a’ your thousand mark; | |
| That gars you look sae high. | |
| O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c. | |
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