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100 FAREWELL ADDRESS.
An' never mint my gratefu' thanks to make^,
An' set the best foot foremost for your sake.
To thank you for your couthy care an' pams,
Fu' weel, ye ken^ I'd reason mair than ance ;
My best deserving-s were but little feck.
Nor could I e'er sic patronage expect :
An' in return, sin' I've nae mair to gie,
Accept my kindest wishes, frank an' free.
May Peace an' Plenty on ye constant flow.
An' a' that's sweet an' dainty round ye row ;
May ye ne'er want a fouth o' clink to jingle.
An' laughing bau'nies round ilk canty ingle;
An' Madam Fortune, ilka day an' hour.
On you her best, her choicest blessings pour.
For me, poor chiel ! I've kent her mony a day.
An' stachered lang aneath her lades o' wae ;
For by the quean (what mortal, sirs, could bide it ?)
I've been like ony foot-ba' sair misguided.
She'd glunch at me — I'd laugh at her again.
In hopes she'd frae her thrawart gates refrain ;