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But Tm biyth, that m_\ hearts my ain.
And I'll keep it a' my life,
Lnti> that I meet wi' a lad
Wha has (enfe to wale a good wife.
Jbr though I fay*t mjfell.
That ftiou'd nae fay't, tis true.
The lad that gets me for a wife,
He*U ne*er hae occafion to rue."
* gang ay fou clean and fou tofh.
As H the neighbours can tell;
Though iVe feldom a gown on my hack
But fie as I fpin myfeU.
And when 5 am clad ir> m_\' coutfcj,,
I think myfell as braw
As Sufie, wf a' her pearling
Thats tane m\- laddie awa*.
But 1 wifh thej- were buckled together.
And may they live happy for life;
Tho* Wiilit- does flight mc,ands Jeff int,
Ihe chield he deferves a good wjfc.
But,Ol Tm bl>th that I »c mifs'd him*
As biyth as I weei can be;
For ane th;<t*s fae keen o the fllUr
Will nevt r agree wi* me.
But as the truth is, l*m hearty,
I hate to be (crimpit or T^ajif;
The wie thing I hae, I'll muk ufc o't.
And nae ane about me {}iri!I want.
for I'm a good guide o the war id,
I ken when to ha'd and to gie;
For whinging and cringing for filler
Will never agree wi' me.
Contentment is better than riches.
An' he wha has that has enough;
The mafter is feldom l:ie hnppj-
As Robin that drives the plough.
But if a \oung lad woud caft up»
To niak me his partner for fife;
If the ch'f id haa the feijfe to be hripp^.
He'll i:t t>n his feet for a wife.