Song—YonWildMossyMountains

song—yonwildmossymountains

yonwildmossymountainssaeloftyandwide,

thatnurseintheirbosomtheyoutho'theclyde,

wherethegrouseleadtheircoveysthro'theheathertofeed,

andtheshepherdtendshisflockashepipesonhisreed.

notgowrie'srichvalley,norforth'ssunnyshores,

tomehaethecharmso'yonwild,mossymoors;

forthere,byalanely,sequesteredstream,

besidesasweetlassie,mythoughtandmydream.

amangthaewildmountainsshallstillbemypath,

ilkstreamfoamingdownitsaingreen,narrowstrath;

forthere,wi'mylassie,thedaylangirove,

whileo'erusunheededflietheswifthourso'love.

sheisnotthefairest,altho'sheisfair;

o'niceeducationbutsma'ishershare;

herparentagehumbleashumblecanbe;

butilo'ethedearlassiebecauseshelo'esme.

tobeautywhatmanbutmaunyieldhimaprize,

inherarmourofglances,andblushes,andsighs?

andwhenwitandrefinementhaepolish'dherdarts,

theydazzleoureen,astheyflietoourhearts.

butkindness,sweetkindness,inthefond-sparklinge'e,

haslustreoutshiningthediamondtome;

andtheheartbeatingloveasi'mclasp'dinherarms,

o,thesearemylassie'sall-conqueringcharms!