The Scottish songs - National Library of Scotland

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As Susie, vvi' a' her peailiiis,
That's taen my lad awa.
But I wish they were buckled thegither
And may they live happy for life I
Though Willie does slicht me, aiid's left i
The chield, he deserves a gude wife.
But oh, I'm blythe that I've missed him,
As blythe as I weel can be
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For ane that's sae keen o' the siller.
Will ne'er agree wi' me.
But as the truth is, I'm hearty
I hate to be scrimpit or scant
The wee thing I hae I'll mak use o't,
And nae ane about me shall want.
For I'm a gude guide o' the warld
I ken when to baud and to gie
For whingin and cringin for siller
Will ne'er agree wi' me.
Contentment is better than riches,
And he wha has that has eneuch;
The master is seldom sae happy
As Robin that drives the pleuch.
But if a young lad wad cast up,
To mak me his partner for life.
If the chield has the sense to be happy,
He'll fa' on his feet for a wife.*
ON A BANK OF FLOWERS.
BURNS.
Tune—On a lank offlowers.
On a bank of flowers, on a summer day.
For summer lightly drest,
This excellent philosophical song is from Herd's Collection, 1776.
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