Oh, I was daft, and meikle waur,

A-weel-a-wat, a-weel-a-wat,

Oh, I was daft, and waur than daft

When Bailie Blunt cam' here to woo.

To tell the truth sae witlessly,

An' ne'er his wily drift to see

My silly sel' I'll ne'er forgi'e

Sae lang's I wag the warld through.