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NANSY's to the green.wood gane.
To hear the gowdfpinks cliatt'ricgi
And IVillie he has followed her,
To gain her love byiflatt'ripig :
But a' that he cou'd fay or do.
She geck'd and Icorned at him ji"»^u A* i i--!-
And ay when he began to woo, .^^jIHI Ihw^^^X
She bade him mind wha gat hioj.
What ails ye atmydad, ^uoth fe^fc? e>^;v,
Myminny, or my aunty i" tSiMTisw.'i >
"With crowdy-mowdy tl\ey fed me, > ' ■
Lang- kali and ranty-tanty : -
With bannocks of good barley-meal, •
Of tiiae there was right plenty^
With chapped flocks butter'd fou'vvel! ^
And was not that right -daiBty I ' ' - -
Altho* my father was nae laH^j; ^~-'^^^/ '^
'Tis daffin to be vauntyj' ''■
He keepit ay a good kail-yatd,
A ha' koUie * a ^laiitry -.
■ good \jiew bonnet ■ Ws bead,
m owi-^ay 'boUr^ ^ragy -,
A id ay, m il the'^«»yljs ^^>'t^.
He rade .Mj ju Jh.v.iksnagy'.
Now waean^ wonder on your fnoiit^
W.vj ye c-^j-at>/ Clancy .^
Wad \e compare y,""^! >x>jfnc, -
A t*acken till a tan> ?
I hae a woer of^'fTiy-aJi^.
They ca' bini i[cmpjH <S'f^;f,-;'.V
And well I wat his bonny mou"
Is fwcet like fuger-candy.'
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