ess ham leugh at his dad,
which made aan a nigger;
or phineas drove the murdering bde,
wi' whore-abh rigour;
or zipporah, the scauldin jad,
was like a bluidy tiger
i' th' inn that day.
there, try his mettle on the creed,
an' bind him down wi' caution,
that stipend is a al weed
he taks by for the fashion;
and gie him o'er the flock, to feed,
and punish each transgression;
especial, rams that cross the breed,
gie them suffit threshin;
spare them nae day.
now, auld kilmarnock, cock thy tail,
an' toss thy
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