[A composite volume : containing The ballads and songs of Ayrshire ...

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The lark to leave the morning cloud,
An' sing on the forest tree ;
The wee brown moudiewort to soar
Amang the clouds sae hie ;
The salmon and the bonny trout,
To leave the stream sae clear,
] An' wanton on the sunny hill,
Or sleep 'mang scented brier.
An' sooner will these wonders be
Than I cease loving Ann ;
O, mither, it's a heavenly sight,
To see her milk white han' !
Go chain the billows to the deep
An' bid them chafe no more :
Vain were the thought—I'll love my Ann
Till waves shall cease to roar.
O dinna say she likes na me,
For that will burst my heart
But bless me wi' thy kindly smile.
Ere fi-ae thy care I part.
Ye've seen a low'ring summer morn
Turn out a bonny day,
An' Ann may be a gude gudewife :
" Tam, I wish she may
" But my dear, kind, and bonny boy.
Thou art thy mither's baini.
An' my heart bleeds to think that thou
Hast woman's ways to learn.
" But hear me ance, and this is a'
I'll ever speak to thee ;
Ne'er build your hopes on woman's words
But mark her kindly ee.
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