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THE SWISS BOY
Come, arouse thee, arouse thee, my brave Swiss boy!
Take thy pail, and to labour away,
Come, arouse thee, arouse thee, my brave Swiss boy!
Take thy pail, and to labour away,
The sun is up, with ruddy beam,
The kine are thronging to the stream.
Come arouse thee, &c.
And not I, am not I, say, a merry Swiss boy,
When I hie to the mountain away?
And not I, am not say, a merry Swiss boy,
When I hie to the mountain away?
For there a shepherd maiden dear,
Awaits my song with listening ear,
Am not I, &c.
Then at night, then at night, O, a gay Swiss boy!
I'm away to my comrades, away.
Then at night, then at night, O, a gay Swiss boy!
I'm away to my comrades, away.
The cup we fill, the wine is passed,
In friendship round, untill at last,
With "Good night," and "Good night," goes the happy Swiss boy
To his home and he slumbers away.
HEY THE BONNIE BREAST-KNOTS
Hey the bonnie, ho the bonnie,
Hey the bonnie breast-knot ;
Blithe and merry were they a'
When they put on their breast-knots;
There was a bridal in this toun,
And till't the lasses a' were boun',
Wi' mankie facings on their gown,
And some o' them had breast-knots.
Singing, hey the bonnie, &c.
At nine o' clock the lads convene,
Some clad in blue, some clad in green,
Wi' shinin' buckles in their sheen,
And flowers are their waistcoats.
