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ROY'S WIFE OF ALDIVALLOCH.
WRITTEN
BY MRS GRANT, OF CARRON
Roy's wife of Aldivalloch,
Roy's wife of Aldivalloch,
Wat ye how she cheated me,
As I came o'er the Braes of Balloch ?
She vow'd, she swore she would be mine —
She said that she loed me best of ony ;
But, oh ! the fickle faithless quean,
She's ta'en the carle, and left her Johnie.
Roy's wife of Aldivalloch,
Roy's wife of Aldivalloch,
Wat ye how she cheated me,
As I came o'er the Braes of Balloch ?
O ! she was a canty quean,
And weel could she dance the Highland walloch :
How happy I, had she been mine,
Or I'd been Roy of Aldivalloch !
Roy's wife of Aldivalloch,
Roy's wife of Aldivalloch,
Wat ye how she cheated me,
As I came o'er the Braes of Balloch ?
Her hair sae fair, her een sae clear,
Her wee bit mou' sae sweet and bonny,
To me she ever will be dear,
Though she's for ever left her Johnie.
SONG FOR THE SAME AIR.
WRITTEN FOR THIS WORK
BY BURNS.
Canst thou leave me thus, my Katy,
Canst thou leave me thus, my Katy ?
Well thou know'st my aching heart.
And canst thou leave me thus, for pity ?
Is this thy plighted, fond regard,
Thus cruelly to part, my Katy ?
Is this thy faithful swain's reward —
An aching, broken heart, my Katy?
Canst thou leave me thus, my Katy,
Canst thou leave me thus, my Katy ?
Well thou know'st my aching heart,
And canst thou leave me thus, for pity ?
Farewell ! and ne'er such sorrows tear
That fickle heart of thine, my Katy !
Thou mayst find those will love thee dear-
But not a love like mine, my Katy !