YoungJockieWasTheBlythestLad

youngjockiewastheblythestlad

youngjockiewastheblythestlad,

ina'ourtownorhereawa;

fu'blythehewhistledatthegaud,

fu'lightlydanc'dheintheha'.

heroos'dmyeensaebonieblue,

heroos'dmywaistsaegentysma';

an'ayemyheartcamtomymou',

whenne'erabodyheardorsaw.

myjockietoilsupontheplain,

thro'windandweet,thro'frostandsnaw:

ando'ertheleaileukfu'fain,

whenjockie'sowsenhamewardca'.

an'ayethenightcomesroundagain,

wheninhisarmshetaksmea';

an'ayehevowshe'llbemyain,

aslang'shehasabreathtodraw.