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And haud me now ay as your ain,
By a' those vows sae dear Jessie,
And nane nor do they ken that love,
Alone to thee I bear lassie,
Its thine wherever I do be,
Divide nae seas can we Jessie;
The dearest wish here that I hae,
Is mine ay wert thou dear lassie.
Fy gar rub her o'er wi' Strae.
GIN ye meet a bonny lassie,
Gie her a kiss, and let her gae;
But it she be a dirty hissie,
fy gar rub her o'er wi' strae.
Be sure ye dinna quat the grip,
or ilka joy when ye are young,
Before auld age your vitals nip,
and lay you twafold o'er a rung.
Sweet youth's a blyth and heartsome time,
then lads and lassies, while its May,
Gae pou the gowan in its prime,
before it wither and decay.
Watch the fast minutes of delight,
when Jenny speaks beneath her breath,
