The Scottish songs - National Library of Scotland

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To what effect should thou be thrall ?
Be happy in thine ain free will.
My heart, be never bestial,
But ken wha does thee good or ill.
At hame with me, then, tarry still,
And see wha can best play their paws
And let the filly fling her fill
For fient a crum o' thee she faws.
Though she be fair, I will not feinyie^*
She's of a kind wi' mony mae
For why, they are a felon menyie,f
That seemeth good, and are not sae.
My heart, take neither sturt nor wae.
For Meg, for Marjorie, or Mause
But be thou blythe, and let her gae^
For fient a crum o' thee she faws.
Remember how that Medea
Wild for a sight of Jason gaed : |:
Remember how young Cressida
Left Troilus for Diomede :
Remember Helen, as we read.
Brought Troy from bliss unto bare wa's
Then, let her gae where she may speedy
For fient a crum o' thee she faws.
Because she said I took it ill.
For her depart my heart was sair,
But was beguiled ; gae where she will,
Beshrew the heart that first taks care :
But be thou wary, late and air,
This is the final end and clause,
And let her feed and fu'ly fare
For fient a crum o' thee she faws.
* Feign. i Company* i AVent,
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