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with critical observations and biographical notices, by Robert Burns

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36<br />

And there will be lang-kail <strong>and</strong> pottage,<br />

And bannocks of barley-meal,<br />

And there will be good sawt herring.<br />

To relish a kog of good ale.<br />

Fi/ let us all to the bridal,<br />

For there will be lilting there.<br />

For Jockie's to be marry d to Maggie,<br />

The lass <strong>with</strong> the gauden hair.<br />

And there will be S<strong>and</strong>ie the sutor,<br />

And ' Wiir <strong>with</strong> the meikle mow<br />

And there will be Tarn the ' bluter,'<br />

With Andrew the tinkler, I trow.<br />

And there will be bow-legged Robbie,<br />

With thumbless Katie's goodman<br />

And there will be blue-cheeked Dowbie,<br />

And Lawrie the laird of the l<strong>and</strong>. ^<br />

Fy let us all, S^c.<br />

And there will be sow-libber Patie,<br />

And plouckie-fac'd Wat i' the mill,<br />

Capper-nos'd Francie, <strong>and</strong> Gibbie,<br />

That wons in the how of the hill<br />

And there will be Alaster Sibbie,<br />

Wha in <strong>with</strong> black Bessy did mool,<br />

With sneevling Lillie, <strong>and</strong> Tibbie,<br />

The lass that st<strong>and</strong>s aft on the stool.<br />

Fy let us all, S^c,

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