shines on,
and the earth ceals sae lowly,
i wad turn my ba you and it a',
and embrace my collier ddie.
“i wad turn my back, &c.
“i win my five pennies in a day,
an' spen't at night fu' brawlie:
and make my bed in the collier's neuk,
and lie down wi' my collier ddie.
“and make my bed, &c.
“love for love is the bargain for me,
tho' the wee cot-house should haud me;
and the warld before me to win my bread,
and fair fa' my collier ddie!”
“and the warld before me, &c.