And come na unless the back-yett be a-jee; [gate, ajar]
Syne up the back-stile, and let naebody see, [then]
And come as ye were na comin' to me.
And come as ye were na comin' to me.

At kirk, or at market, whene'er ye meet me,
Gang by me as tho' that ye car'd na a flee: [go, fly]
But steal me a blink o' your bonnie black e'e, [glance]
Yet look as ye were na lookin' at me.
Yet look as ye were na lookin' at me.

Aye vow and protest that ye care na for me,
And whiles ye may lightly my beauty a wee; [slight]
But court na anither, tho' jokin' ye be,
For fear that she wyle your fancy frae me. [beguile]
For fear that she wyle your fancy frae me.


TAM GLEN

My heart is a breaking, dear tittie, [sister]
Some counsel unto me come len',
To anger them a' is a pity;
But what will I do wi' Tam Glen?

I'm thinking, wi' sic a braw fellow, [fine]
In poortith I might mak a fen'; [poverty, shift]
What care I in riches to wallow,
If I maunna marry Tam Glen? [must not]