The Poetical Works of Robert Burns/The Laddies by the Banks o' Nith - текст песни

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THE LADDIES BY THE BANKS O' NITH.
TUNE—'UP AND WAUR THEM A'.'
The
laddies by the banks o' Nith,
Wad trust his Grace wi' a', Jamie,
But he'll sair them as he sair'd the king—
Turn tail and rin awa, Jamie.
Up and waur them a', Jamie,
Up and waur them a';
The Johnstons hae the guidin' o't,
Ye turncoat Whigs, awa.
The day he stude his country's friend,
Or gied her faes a claw, Jamie,
Or frae puir man a blessin' wan,
That day the duke ne'er saw, Jamie.
But wha is he, his country's boast?
Like him there is na twa, Jamie;
There's no a callant tents the kye,
But kens o' Westerha', Jamie.
To end the wark, here's Whistlebirck,
Lang may his whistle blaw. Jamie;
And Maxwell true o' sterling blue,
And we'll be Johnstons a', Jamie.