by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Wee Willie Gray, an' his leather wallet
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Language: Scottish (Scots)
Wee Willie Gray, an' his leather wallet, Peel a willow-wand, to be him boots and jacket! The rose upon the brier will be him trouse and doublet -- The rose upon the brier will be him trouse and doublet! Wee Willie Gray, and his leather wallet, Twice a lily-flower will be him sark and gravat! Feathers of a flee wad feather up his bonnet -- Feathers of a flee wad feather up his bonnet!
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with The Complete Poems and Songs of Robert Burns, edited by James Barke with an Introduction by John Cairney, Collins, Glasgow 1995, Page 599.
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- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Wee Willie Gray" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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