TheBrawWooer

thebrawwooer

tune—“thelothianlassie.”

lastmay,abrawwooercamdounthelangglen,

andsairwi'hislovehediddeaveme;

isaid,therewasnaethingihatedlikemen—

thedeucegaewi'm,tobelieveme,believeme;

thedeucegaewi'mtobelieveme.

hespako'thedartsinmybonieblacke'en,

andvow'dformylovehewasdiein,

isaid,hemightdiewhenhelikedforjean—

thelordforgiemeforliein,forliein;

thelordforgiemeforliein!

aweel-stockedmailen,himsel'forthelaird,

andmarriageaff-hand,werehisproffers;

ineverlootonthatikenn'dit,orcar'd;

butthoughtimighthaewauroffers,wauroffers;

butthoughtimighthaewauroffers.

butwhatwadyethink?—inafortnightorless—

thedeiltakhistastetogaenearher!

heupthegate-slacktomyblackcousin,bess—

guessyehow,thejad!icouldbearher,couldbearher;

guessyehow,thejad!icouldbearher.

buta'theniestweek,asipettedwi'care,

igaedtothetrysto'dalgarnock;

butwhabutmyfineficklewooerwasthere,

iglowr'dasi'dseenawarlock,awarlock,

iglowr'dasi'dseenawarlock.

butowremyleftshoutherigaehimablink,

lestneiboursmightsayiwassaucy;

mywooerhecaper'dashe'dbeenindrink,

andvow'diwashisdearlassie,dearlassie,

andvow'diwashisdearlassie.

ispier'dformycousinfu'couthyandsweet,

ginshehadrecover'dherhearin',

andhowhernewshoonfitherauldschachl'tfeet,

butheavens!howhefellaswearin,aswearin,

butheavens!howhefellaswearin.

heed,forgudesake,iwadbehiswife,

orelseiwadkillhimwi'sorrow;

soe'entopreservethepoorbodyinlife,

ithinkimaunwedhimto-morrow,to-morrow;

ithinkimaunwedhimto-morrow.