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TAK YOUR AULD CLOAK ABOUT YE.
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It is needless to remark how the humour of the matrimonial
dialogue has rendered the song one of the most favourite with
the entire nation. The air, which suits the verses remarkably
well, was considered by Mr Stenhouse as most probably coeval
with it.
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In win - ter, •when the rain rain'd cauld, And
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frost and snaw on il - ka hill, And Boreas, wi' his
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blasts sae bauld, Was threat'nin' a' our kye to kill : Then
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tak your auld cloak a - bout ye.
In winter, when the rain rain'd cauld,
And frost and snaw on ilka hill,
And Boreas, wi' his blasts sae bauld,
Was threat'nin' a' our kye to kill :