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IV. CONNUBIAL
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IV. CONNUBIAL
No. 209. First when Maggie was my care.
Tune: Whistle der the lave dt. Scots Musical Museum, 1790, No. 249.
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First when Maggie was my care,
Heav'n, I thought, was in her air ;
Now we're married, spier nae mair,
But whistle o'er the lave o't !
Meg was meek, and Meg was mild,
Sweet and harmless as a child —
Wiser men than me's beguiled —
Whistle o'er the lave o't.
How we live, my Meg and me,
How we love, and how we gree,
I care na by how few may see —
Whistle o'er the lave o't !
Wha I wish were maggots' meat,
Dish'd up in her winding sheet,
I could write — but Meg maun see't —
Whistle o'er the lave o't.