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.