Poem by Robert Burns

Theniel Menzies’ Bonnie Mary

IN cowing by the brig o’ Dye,
  At Darlet we a blink did tarry;
As day was dawin in the sky
  We drank a health to bonnie Mary.
    Theniel Menzies’ bonnie Mary,
      Theniel Menzies’ bonnie Mary;
    Charlie Gregor tint his plaidie,
      Kissin’ Theniel’s bonnie Mary.

Her een sae bright, her brow sae white,
  Her haffet locks as brown’s a berry,
An’ aye they dimpled wi’ a smile
  The rosy cheeks o’ bonnie Mary.
    Theniel Menzies’ bonnie Mary,
      Theniel Menzies’ bonnie Mary;
    Charlie Gregor tint his plaidie,
      Kissin’ Theniel’s bonnie Mary.

We lap an’ danced the lee-lang day,
  Till piper lads were was an’ weary,
But Charlie gat the spring to pay
  For kissin’ Theniel’s bonnie Mary.
    Theniel Menzies’ bonnie Mary,
      Theniel Menzies’ bonnie Mary;
    Charlie Gregor tint his plaidie,
      Kissin’ Theniel’s bonnie Mary.

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