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Poem by Anonymous
Fare Ye Weel, My Auld Wife
[Printed in the 2d vol. of Herd's collection, 1776. It is also given, with the criminal music, in the 4th vol. of Johnson's Museum.]
And fare ye weel, my auld wife;
Sing bum, bee, berry, bum;
Fare ye weel, my auld wife;
Sing bum, bum, bum.
Fare ye weel, my auld wife,
The steerer up o' sturt and strife.
The maut 's abune the meal the nicht,
Wi' some, some, some.
And fare ye weel, my pike-staff;
Sing bum, bee, berry, bum:
Fare ye weel, my pike-staff;
Sing bum, bum, bum.
Fare ye weel, my pike-staff,
Wi' you nae mair my wife I'll baff;
The maut 's abune the meal the nicht,
Wi' some, some some.
Anonymous
Anonymous's other poems:
- King Cormac’s Crown
- The Sun Shines Fair on Carlisle Wall
- The Maid of Dunmore
- Were Ye at the Pier o’ Leith?
- The Haws of Cromdale
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