KellyburnBraes

kellyburnbraes

therelivedacarlinkellyburnbraes,

hey,andtheruegrowsboniewi'thyme;

andhehadawifewastheplagueofhisdays,

andthethymeitiswither'd,andrueisinprime.

aedayasthecarlgaedupthelangglen,

hey,andtheruegrowsboniewi'thyme;

hemetwiththedevil,says,“howdoyoufen?”

andthethymeitiswither'd,andrueisinprime.

i'vegotabadwife,sir,that'sa'mycomplaint,

hey,andtheruegrowsboniewi'thyme;

“for,savinyourpresence,toherye'reasaint,”

andthethymeitiswither'd,andrueisinprime.

it'sneitheryourstotnoryourstaigishallcrave,

hey,andtheruegrowsboniewi'thyme;

“butgiemeyourwife,man,forherimusthave,”

andthethymeitiswither'd,andrueisinprime.

“owelcomemostkindly!”theblythecarlsaid,

hey,andtheruegrowsboniewi'thyme;

“butifyecanmatchherye'rewaurthanye'reca'd,”

andthethymeitiswither'd,andrueisinprime.

thedevilhasgottheauldwifeonhisback,

hey,andtheruegrowsboniewi'thyme;

and,likeapoorpedlar,he'scarriedhispack,

andthethymeitiswither'd,andrueisinprime.

he'scarriedherhametohisainhallandoor,

hey,andtheruegrowsboniewi'thyme;

synebadehergaein,forabitch,andawhore,

andthethymeitiswither'd,andrueisinprime.

thenstraighthemakesfifty,thepicko'hisband,

hey,andtheruegrowsboniewi'thyme:

turnoutonherguardintheclapo'ahand,

andthethymeitiswither'd,andrueisinprime.

thecarlingaedthro'themlikeonywudbear,

hey,andtheruegrowsboniewi'thyme;

whae'ershegathandsoncamnearhernaemair,

andthethymeitiswither'd,andrueisinprime.

areekitweedeevillooksoverthewa',

hey,andtheruegrowsboniewi'thyme;

“ohelp,maister,help,orshe'llruinusa'!”

andthethymeitiswither'd,andrueisinprime.

thedevilhesworebytheedgeo'hisknife,

hey,andtheruegrowsboniewi'thyme;

hepitiedthemanthatwastiedtoawife,

andthethymeitiswither'd,andrueisinprime.

thedevilhesworebythekirkandthebell,

hey,andtheruegrowsboniewi'thyme;

hewasnotinwedlock,thankheav'n,butinhell,

andthethymeitiswither'd,andrueisinprime.

thensatanhastravell'dagainwi'hispack,