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UP IN THE MORNING EARLY.
JOHN HAMILTON.
Tune — Up in the morning early.
Cauld blaws the wind frae north to south
The drift is driving sairly ;
The sheep are cowrin in the heuch :
O I sirs, it's winter fairly.
Now up in the mornin's no for me,
Up in the mornin early ;
I'd rather gae supperless to my bed.
Than rise in the morning early.*
Loud roars the blast amang the woods.
And tirls the branches barely ;
On hill and house hear how it thuds !
The frost is nipping sairly.
Now up in the mornin's no for me,
Up in the mornin early ;
To sit a' nicht wad better agree,
Than rise in the mornin early.
The sun peeps ower yon southland hills,
Like ony timorous carlie,
Just blinks a wee, then sinks again ;
And that we find severely.
Now up in the morning's no for me,
Up in the morning early ;
When snaw blaws in at the chimley cheek,
Wha'd rise in the mornin early ?
Nae linties lilt on hedge or bush :
Poor things, they suffer sairly ;
» Part of this stanza was taken from an old singj for some notice of
v/liich see the Introduction.