THE BALLAD OF RABBIE BURNS - damowords
THE BALLAD OF RABBIE BURNS - damowords
THE BALLAD OF RABBIE BURNS - damowords
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But gie him guid books for inspection ****<br />
Like Mason’s eclectic collection<br />
His soul felt haul’d in one direction<br />
Poesy’s uplifts<br />
Homework rarely needing correction<br />
Such were his gifts<br />
As vernal Burns PATRIOT is<br />
The Blacksmith who shod his horses<br />
Lends him a book on brave WALLACE<br />
His triumphs & pains<br />
Pouring sic SCOTTISH prejudice<br />
Down his boiling veins<br />
& so the muses have their way<br />
But not Edina, grand & grey<br />
Nor Glasgow or green Galloway<br />
Can this bard claim<br />
Twas wee & airy Alloway<br />
First felt Rab’s fame
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