HeronElectionBallad,No.IV.
heronelectionballad,no.iv.
theer.
tune—“buybroombesoms.”
whawillbuymyin,fineelectionware,
brokentradeo'broughton,a'inhighrepair?
chorus—buybrawinfraethebankso'dee;
whawantsinlethimcometome.
there'sanobleearl'sfameandhighrenown,
foranauldsang—it'sthoughtthegudeswerestown—
buybrawin,&c.
here'sthewortho'broughtoninaneedle'se'e;
here'sareputationtintbybalmaghie.
buybrawin,&c.
here'sitsstuffandlining,cardoness'head,
fineforasoger,a'thewaleo'lead.
buybrawin,&c.
here'salittlewadset,buittle'sscrapo'truth,
pawn'dinagin-shop,quenchingholydrouth.
buybrawin,&c.
here'sanhonestconsciencemightaprinceadorn;
fraethedownso'tinwald,sowasneverworn.
buybrawin,&c.
here'sarmorialbearingsfraethemanseo'urr;
thecrest,asourcrab-apple,rottenatthecore.
buybrawin,&c.
here'stheworthandwisdomcolliestoncanboast;
byathievishmidgetheyhadbeennearlylost.
buybrawin,&c.
hereissatan'spicture,likeabizzardgled,
pouncingpoorredcastle,sprawlin'likeataed.
buybrawin,&c.
here'sthefontwheredouglasstaneandmortarnames;
latelyusedatcailychristeningmurray'scrimes.
buybrawin,&c.
hereismurray'sfragmentso'thetencommands;
giftedbyblackjocktogetthemaffhishands.
buybrawin,&c.
sawyee'ersicin?iftobuyye'reslack,
hornie'sturninchapman—he'llbuya'thepack.
buybrawin,&c.