Song—TamGlen

song—tamglen

myheartisa-breaking,deartittie,

somecounseluntomecomelen',

toangerthema'isapity,

butwhatwillidowi'tamglen?

i'mthinking,wi'sicabrawfellow,

inpoortithimightmakafen;

whatcareiinrichestowallow,

ifimaunnamarrytamglen!

there'slowriethelairdo'dumeller—

“gudedaytoyou,brute!”hecomesben:

hebragsandheblawso'hissiller,

butwhenwillhedanceliketamglen!

myminniedoesconstantlydeaveme,

andbidsmebewareo'youngmen;

theyflatter,shesays,todeceiveme,

butwhacanthinksaeo'tamglen!

mydaddiesays,gini'llforsakehim,

he'dgiemegudehundermarksten;

but,ifit'sordain'dimauntakehim,

owhawilligetbuttamglen!

yestreenatthevalentine'sdealing,

myhearttomymou'giedasten';

forthriceidrewanewithoutfailing,

andthriceitwaswritten“tamglen”!

thelasthalloweeniwaswaukin

mydroukitsark-sleeve,asyeken,

hislikenesscameupthehousestaukin,

andtheverygreybreekso'tamglen!

come,counsel,deartittie,don'ttarry;

i'llgieyemybonieblackhen,

gifyewilladvisemetomarry

theladilo'edearly,tamglen.