a ss wi' a tocher
tune—“ballinamona ora.”
awa' wi' your witchcraft o' beauty's arms,
the slender bit beauty you grasp in your arms,
o, gie me the ss that has acres o' charms,
o, gie me the ss wi' the weel-stockit farms.
chorus—then hey, for a ss wi' a tocher,
then hey, for a ss wi' a tocher;
then hey, for a ss wi' a tocher;
the nice yellow guineas for me.
your beauty's a flower in the m that blows,
and withers the faster, the faster it grows:
but the rapturous charm o' the bonie green knowes,
ilk spr
A Lass Wi A Tocher(1/2)