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by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

O when she cam ben she bobbed fu' law
Language: Scottish (Scots) 
O when she cam ben she bobbed fu' law,
O when she cam ben she bobbed fu' law;
And when she cam ben she kiss'd Cockpen,
  And syne deny'd she did it at a'. -

And was na Cockpen right saucy witha',
And was na Cockpen right saucy witha',
In leaving the dochter of a lord,
  And kissin a Collier-lassie an' a'. -

O never look down, my lassie at a',
O never look down, my lassie at a';
Thy lips are as sweet and thy figure compleat,
  As the finest dame in castle or ha'. -

Tho' thou has nae silk and holland sae sma,
Tho' thou has nae silk and holland sae sma,
Thy coat and thy sark are thy ain handywark
  And Lady Jean was never sae braw. -

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  • by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 129

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