Young Jockie Was The Blythest Lad
young jockie was the blythest lad young jockie was the blythest lad, in a' our town or here awa; fu' blythe he whistled at the gaud, fu' lightly danc'd he in the ha'. he roos'd my een sae bonie blue, he roos'd my waist sae genty sma'; an' aye my heart cam to my mou', when ne'er a body heard or saw. my jockie toils upon the plain, thro' wind a, thro' frost and snaw: and o'er the lea i leuk fu' fain, when jockie's owsen hameward ca'. an' aye the night es round again, when in his arms he taks me a'; an' aye he vows he'll be my ain, as lang's he has a breath to draw.