The Scottish songs - National Library of Scotland

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TAM O' THE LIN,
[from recitation.]
Tam o' the Lin is no very wise
Fa la, fa la, fa lillie I
He selt his sow, and boucht a gryce ;*
Fa la, fa la, fa lillie !
The gryce gaed out, and never cam in
The deil gae wi' her I quo Tam o' the Lin.
Sing lindjy, tindly, fa la lindly,
Fa la, fa la, fa lillie !
Tam o' the Lin gaed up the gate, f
Fa la, fa la, &c.
Wi' fifty puddins on a plate !
Fa la, fa la, &c.
And ilka puddin had a pin ;
There's wood eneuch here I quo Tam o' the Lin*
Sing lindly, tindly, &c.
Tam o' the Lin, and a' his bairns,
Fa la, fa la, fa lillie I
Fell i' the fire in other's arms ;
Fa la, fa la, fa lillie !
Oh I quo the bunemost, I've got a het skin I
It's better below ! quo Tam o' the Lin.
Sing lindly tindly, fa la lindly.
Fa la, fa la, fa lillie !
* A young sow. t Street, way.
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