III. My Nanie's charming, sweet an' young, IV. Her face is fair, her heart is true, V. A country lad is my degree, An' few there be that ken me, O; But what care I how few they be, I'm welcome ay to Nanie, O. VI. My riches a' 's my penny-fee, VII. Our auld guidman delights to view His sheep an' kye thrive bonnie, O; But I'm as blythe that hauds his pleugh, An' has nae care but Nanie, O. VIII. Come weel, come woe, I care na by, I'll tak what heav'n will sen' me, O; Nae ither care in life have I, But live, an' love my Nanie, O. SONG IV. GREEN GROW THE RASHES. A FRAGMENT. CHORUS. Green grow the rashes, O, I. THERE's nought but care on ev'ry han', In ev'ry hour that passes, O: What signifies the life o' man, An' 't were na for the lasses, O? Green grow, &c. II, The warly race may riches chase, An' tho' at last they catch them fast, III. But gie me a canny hour at e'en, An' warly cares, an' warly men, Green grow, &c. IV. For you sae douse, ye sneer at this, Ye 're nought but senseless asses, O: The wisest man the warl' e'er saw, He dearly lov'd the lasses, O. V. Green grow, &c. Auld nature swears, the lovely dears Her prentice han' she try'd on man, An' then she made the lasses, O. SONG V. AGAIN REJOICING NATURE SEES. AIR. JOHNNY'S GREY BREEKS. I. AGAIN rejoicing nature sees Her robe assume its vernal hues, Her leafy locks wave in the breeze CHORUS *. And maun I still on Menie † doat, And bear the scorn that 's in her e'e! For it's jet, jet black, an' it's like a hawk, An' it winna let a body be! *This chorus is part of a song composed by a gentleman in Edinburgh, a particular friend of the Author's. + Menie is the common abbreviation of Marian. |