The Poetical Works of Robert Burns/Come, let me take thee

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31296The Poetical Works of Robert Burns — Come, let me take theeRobert Burns (1759-1796)

COME, LET ME TAKE THEE.

TUNE—'CAULD KAIL.'

Come, let me take thee to my breast,
And pledge we ne'er shall sunder;
And I shall spurn as vilest dust
The warld's wealth and grandeur:
And do I hear my Jeanie own
That equal transports move her?
I ask for dearest life alone
That I may live to love her.

Thus in my arms, wi' all thy charms,
I clasp my countless treasure;
I'll seek nae mair o' heaven to share,
Than sic a moment's pleasure:
And by thy een, sae bonie blue,
I swear I'm thine for ever!
And on thy lips I seal my vow,
And break it shall I never.