PoemsandSongsofRobertBurnsTheLaddie'sDearSel'

theladdie'sdearsel'

there'sayouthinthiscity,itwereagreatpity

thathefromourlassiesshouldwanderawa';

forhe'sbonieandbraw,weel-favor'dwitha',

an'hishairhasanaturalbucklean'a'.

hiscoatisthehueo'hisbonnetsaeblue,

hisfecketiswhiteasthenew-drivensnaw;

hishosetheyareblae,andhisshoonliketheslae,

andhisclearsillerbuckles,theydazzleusa'.

forbeautyandfortunetheladdie'sbeencourtin;

weel-featur'd,weel-tocher'd,weel-mountedan'braw;

butchieflythesillerthatgarshimgangtillher,

thepenny'sthejewelthatbeautifiesa'.

there'smegwi'themailenthatfainwadahaenhim,

andsusie,wha'sdaddiewaslairdo'theha';

there'slang-tocher'dnancymaistfettershisfancy,

—buttheladdie'sdearsel',heloesdearestofa'.