Ballads on Mr. Herons Election, 1795
enteen hunder year
o' grace, and y-five,
that year i was the wae'est man
of ony man alive.
in march the three-an'-tweh morn,
the sun raise clear an' bright;
but oh! i was a waefu' man,
ere to-fa' o' the night.
yerl galloway ng did rule this nd,
wi' equal right and fame,
and thereto was his kinsmen join'd,
the murray's noble name.
yerl galloway's man o' men was i,
and chief o' broughton's host;
so twa blind beggars, on a string,
the faithfu' tyke will trust.
but now yer
Ballads on Mr. Herons Election, 1795(11/15)