We whistled up Lord Lennox' March
To keep our courage cheery
Although my hair began to arch they
Say fley'd and eerie
Till presently we hears a squeak
and then a grane and gruntle
And over my shouther gave a keek,
And tumbled wi' a wintle
He roar'd a horrid murder-shout,
In dreadful desperation
The young and old came running out
To hear the sad narration
He swore 'twas hilchin Jean McCraw
Or crouchie Merran Humphie
Till stop! She trotted through them
And what was it but grumphie
Upon the night when fairies light
On Cassilis Downans dance
Or o're the lays in splendid blaze
On sprightly coursers prance
For Colean the route is taken,
'Neath the moon's beams
There up the cove to stray
And rove among the rocks and streams
FULL BLITHE THAT NIGHT!!
Among the brackens, on the brae
Between her and the moon
The Devil or else an outler quay
Gat up and gae a croon
Poor Leezie's heart mast lap the hool
Near lav'rock-height she jumpit
But mist a fit and in the pool
Out o'er the lugs she plumpit
Amang the bonny winding banks
Where down rins water clear
There Bruce once ruled the martial ranks,
And shook his Carrick spear!
Some merry friendly country-folks
Together did convene,
To burn their nits and pou their stocks and
Haud their Hallowe'en
FULL BLITHE THAT NIGHT!!
Wee Jenny to her grannie says
"Will ye go with me, grannie?
I'll eat the apple at the glass
I got frae Alex Harvey"
She fuff't her pipe wi sic a lunt
In wrath she was sae vaprin,
She notic't nae an aisle brunt
Her braw new worset apron
"Ye little skelpie-limmer's face!
I dare you sic-a-sportin
To seek the foul thief any place
For him to spend your fortune
Nae doubt but ye may get a sight
And great cause have to fear it!
For many a one has gotten a fright
And lived and died delerious
Upon the night when fairies light
On Cassilis Downans dance
Or o'er the lays in splendid blaze
On sprightly coursers prance
For Colean the route is taken
'Neath the moon's beams
There up the Cove to stray
And rove among the rocks and streams
Among the bonny winding banks
Where down rins water clear
Where Bruce once ruled the martial ranks
And shook his Carrick spear!
Some merry friendly country-folks
Together did convene
To burn their nits and pou their stocks and
Haud their Hallowe'en!
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