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OB, CALEDONIAN WARBLER. 5
The primrose I will pu', the firstling o' the year.
An* I will pu' the pink, the emblem o' my dear ;
For she's the pink o* womankind, an' blooms witli-
out a peer ;
An' a' to be a posie to my ain dear May.
I'll pu* the budding rose when Phoebus peeps in
view,
For it's like abaumy kiss o* her sweet bonny mou' ?
The hyacinth's for constancy wi' its unchanging
blue.
An' a' to be a posie to my ain dear May.
Tlie lily it is pure, an' the lily it is fair.
And in her lovely bosom I'll place the lily there ;
The daisy for simplicity an' unaffected air,
An' a' to be a posie to my ain dear May.
The hawthorn I will pu* wi' its locks o* siller gray,
Where, like an aged man, it stands at break o' day,
But the songster's nest within the bush I'll no tak
away;
An' a' to be a posie to my ain dear May.
The woodbine I will pu' when the e'ening star is
near,
An' the diamond-drap o' dew shall be her een sae
clear ;
The violet for modesty, which weel she fa's to
wear;
An* a' to be a posie to my ain dear May.