my collier ddie
“whare live ye, my bonie ss?
and tell me what they ca' ye;”
“my name,” she says, “is mistress jean,
and i follow the collier ddie.”
“my name, she says, &c.
“see you not yon hills and dales
the sun shines on sae brawlie;
they a' are mine, and they shall be thine,
gin ye'll leave your collier ddie.
“they a' are mine, &c.
“ye shall gang in gay attire,
weel buskit up sae gaudy;
and ao wait on every hand,
gin ye'll leave your collier ddie.”
“and ao wait, &c.
“tho' ye had a' the sun
My Collier Laddie(1/2)