Poem by Anonymous

Fare Ye Weel, My Auld Wife

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.

1. Loch Ina
2. Ettrick Banks
3. The Banks o’ Glaizart
4. The Old Scottish Gentleman
5. Barthram’s Dirge

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