by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Rattlin' Roarin' Willie
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Language: Scottish (Scots)
O Rattlin, roarin Willie, O he held to the fair, An' for to sell his fiddle And buy some other ware; But parting wi' his fiddle, The saut tear blin't his e'e; And Rattlin, roarin Willie, Ye're welcome hame to me. O Willie, come sell your fiddle, O sell your fiddle sae fine; O Willie, come sell your fiddle, And buy a pint o' wine; If I should sell my fiddle, The warl' would think I was mad, For mony a rantin day My fiddle and I hae had. As I cam by Crochallan I cannily keekit ben, Rattlin, roarin Willie Was sitting at yon boord-en', Sitting at yon boord-en', And amang guid companie; Rattlin, roarin Willie, Ye're welcome hame to me!
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Glossary
"blint" = blinded
"keekit ben" = peeped in
"boord-en'" = end of the table
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Rattlin, Roarin Willie" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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