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'Twad be owre lang a tale to tell
How monie stories past,
An' how they crouded to the yill,21
When they were a' dismist;
How drink gaed round in cogs 22 and caups23
Amang the furms24 an' benches:
An' cheese and bread frae women's laps 205
Was dealt about in lunches
An' dawds25 that day.

In comes a gawsie,26 gash27 guidwife
An' sits down by the fire,

Syne28 draws her kebbuck29 an' her knife;
The lasses they are shyer:

The auld guidmen about the grace

Frae side to side they bother,

Till some ane by his bonnet lays,
And gi'es them't,30 like a tether,
Fu' lang that day.

Waesucks!31 for him that gets nae lass,
Or lasses that hae naething!
Sma' need has he to say a grace,
Or melvie32 his braw claithing!
O wives, be mindfu' ance yoursel
How bonie lads ye wanted,
An' dinna for a kebbuck-heel33
Let lasses be affronted
On sic a day!

Now Clinkumbell, wi' rattlin tow,34
Begins to jow35 an' croon;
Some swagger hame the best they dow,
Some wait the afternoon.
At slaps37 the billies38 halt a blink,
Till lasses strip their shoon:

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24 wooden seats.

30 gives it to them.

jolly. 29 cheese. 22 soil.

33 cheese-rind.

34 rope.

35 swing.

36 can.

37 gaps in the hedge. 38

young fellows.

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