A' THE SAME.
They rede me wed for warl's gear, And be a canny Ir6o j They say that luve's a kittle thing, And unco sune will pass. That. Rab has laud an' siller baith, Altho* he's auld an lame, — An' siller's (mdc— but still I lo'e My Jamie a' the same ! They say that Bab's as trig a mon As Jamie o' the days When h« has gotten on his braws (But then he's nowt but claea) ; And gif lie hirples in his gait, The pnir mon's no to blame, He didna malt' his legs, but yet He hirples a' the &ame 1 They say that Rab gangs aye to klrlt, An' veesits at fclio manse : Wnile Jamie is a godless chiel, And de.irly lo'es a dance. Thcv say that Rab ne'er tastes a drap, Wliile Jamie's aft to blame 1' this n'speck— aweel, puir lad, lie's Jamie a' the same ! Tuey sp.v that gif I tak' the lad I'll coinc to miekle dool, 1 hat sic a rlaidlin' coof to wed A lass maun be a fule 1 That s-'uld he gar mo rue the day I'll hap m\ sell to bUme ; Their clkslm-s weary nie. I' faith ! I'll weil him a' the same !
— Wych Elm.
Moeraki, July 29.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1915, 3 August 1888, Page 32
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211A' THE SAME. Otago Witness, Issue 1915, 3 August 1888, Page 32
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