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the jolly beggars: a cantata 注释标题 not published by burns

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when lyart leaves bestrow the yird,

or waverg like the bauckie-bird,

bedi cauld boreas&039; bst;

when hailstanes drive wi&039; bitter skyte,

and fant frosts beg to bite,

hoary cranreuch drest;

ae night at e&039;en a rry re

o&039; randie, gangrel bodies,

poosie-nansie&039;s held the splore,

to drk their orra duddies;

wi&039; affg an&039; ughg,

they ranted an&039; they sang,

wi&039; jupg an&039; thupg,

the vera girdle rang,

first, neist the fire, auld red rags,

ane sat, weel brac&039;d wi&039; aly bags,

and knapsack a&039; order;

his doxy y with his ar;

wi&039; ebae an&039; bnkets war

she blkit on her dr;

an&039; aye he gies the tozie drab

the tither skelp&039; kiss,

while she held up her greedy gab,

jt like an auo dish;

ilk sack still, did crack still,

jt like a cadr&039;s whip;

then stagrg an&039; swagrg

he roar&039;d this ditty up—

air

tune—“ldier&039;s joy”

i a a n of ars who have been any wars,

and show y cuts and scars wherever i e;

this here was for a wench, and that other a trench,

when welg the french at the und of the dru

l de daudle, c

y &039;prenticeship i past where y leader breath&039;d his st,

when the bloody die was cast on the heights of abra:

and i served out y trade when the galnt ga was py&039;d,

and the orro low was id at the und of the dru

i stly was with curtis aong the floatg batt&039;ries,

and there i left for witness an ar and a lib;

yet let y untry need , with elliot to head ,

i&039;d ctter on y stups at the und of a dru

and now tho&039; i t beg, with a wooden ar and leg,

and any a tatter&039;d rag hangg over y bu,

i&039; as happy with y wallet