plot;

i srn&039;d to lie;

gat the whissle o&039; y groat,

an&039; pay&039;t the fee

but by y gun, o&039; guns the wale,

an&039; by y pouther an&039; y hail,

an&039; by y hen, an&039; by her tail,

i vow an&039; swear!

the ga shall pay, o&039;er uir an&039; dale,

for this, niest year

as on&039;s the clock-ti is by,

an&039; the wee pouts begun to cry,

lord, i&039;se hae sportg by an&039; by

for y gowd guea,

tho&039; i should herd the bucksk kye

for&039;t virgia

trowth, they had uckle for to b!

&039;as neither broken g nor lib,

but a-three draps about the wa,

scarce thro&039; the feathers;

an&039; baith a yellow e to ci,

an&039; thole their blethers!

it pits aye as ad&039;s a hare;

i can rhy nor write nae air;

but pennyworths aga is fair,

when ti&039;s expedient:

anwhile i a, respected sir,

your ost obedient