Scroggam, My Dearie
There was a wife wonn'd in Cockpen, Scroggam; She brew'd gudeale for gentlemen; Sing auld Cowl lay ye down by me, Scroggam, my dearie, ruffum. The gudewife's dochterfell in a fever, Scroggam; The priest o' the parish he fellin anither; Sing auld Cowl lay ye down by me, Scroggam, my dearie, ruffum. They laid the
The Country Lass
In simmer, when the hay was mawn, And corn wav'd green in ilka field, While claverblooms white o'er the lea And roses blawin ilka beild! Blythe Bessie in the milking shiel, Says-"I'll be wed, come o'twhat will": Out spake a dame in wrinkled eild; "O' gudeadvisement comes nae ill. "It's ye hae wooers mony ane,
The Deil’s Awa Wi’ The Exciseman
The deilcamfiddlin' thro' the town, And danc'd awa wi' th' Exciseman, And ilka wife cries, "Auld Mahoun, I wish you luck o'the prize, man." Chorus-The deil's awa, the deil's awa, The deil's awa wi' the Exciseman, He's danc'd awa, he's danc'd awa, He's danc'd awa wi' the Exciseman. We'll makour maut, and we'll brew our
The Deuks Dang O’er My Daddie
The bairns gatout wi'anuncoshout, The deuks dango'er my daddie, O! The fien-ma-care, quo'the feirrie auld wife, He was but a paidlin' body, O! He paidles out, and he paidles in, rn' he paidles late and early, O! This seven langyears I hae lienbyhis side, An'he is but a fusionlesscarlie, O. O haud your tongue, my
The Rights Of Woman
While Europe's eye is fix'd on mighty things, The fate of Empires and the fall of Kings; While quacks of State must each produce his plan, And even children lisp the Rights of Man; Amid this mighty fuss just let me mention, The Rights of Woman merit some attention. First, in the Sexes' intermix'd connection,