The Braw Wooer
the braw wooer tuhe lothian lassie.” last may, a braw wooer cam doun the lang glen, and sair wi' his love he did deave me; i said, there was hing i hated like men— the deuce gae wi'm, to believe me, believe me; the deuce gae wi'm to believe me. he spak o' the darts in my bonie black e'en, and vow'd for my love he was diein, i said, he might die when he liked for jean— the lord fie me for liein, for liein; the lord fie me for liein! a weel-stocked mailen, himsel' for the laird, and marriage aff-hand, were his proffers; i never loot on that i kenn'd it, or car'd; but thought i might hae waur offers, waur offers; but thought i might hae waur offers. but what wad ye think?—in a fht or less— the deil tak his taste to gae near her! he up the gate-slay black cousin, bess— guess ye how, the jad! i could bear her, could bear her; guess ye how, the jad! i could bear her. but a' the week, as i petted wi' care, i gaed to the tryst o' dalgarnock; but wha but my fine fickle wooer was there, i glowr'd as i'd seen a warlock, a warlock, i glowr'd as i'd seen a warlock. but owre my left shouther i gae him a blink, lest neibours might say i was saucy; my wooer he caper'd as he'd been in drink, and vow'd i was his dear lassie, dear lassie, and vow'd i was his dear lassie. i spier'd for my cousin fu' couthy and sweet, gin she had recover'd her hearin', and how her new shoon fit her auld schachl't feet, but heavens! how he fell a swearin, a swearin, but heavens! how he fell a swearin. he begged, fudesake, i wad be his wife, or else i wad kill him wi' sorrow; so e'en to preserve the poor body in life, i think i maun wed him to-morrow, to-morrow; i think i maun wed him to-morrow.