David Rorie Time Poems
- 1. The Lum Hat Wantin' The Croon
The burn was big wi' spate,
An' there cam' tum'lin' doon
Tapsalteerie the half o' a gate,
Wi' an auld fish-hake an' a great muckle skate,
... - 2. The Howdie
'Twas in a wee bit but-an'-ben
She bade when first I kent her,
Doon the side roadie by the kirk
Whaur Andra was precentor.
... - 3. Tam And The Leeches
I.
Faith, there's a hantle queer complaints
To cheenge puir sinners into saints,
... - 4. Preface
Not mine to let the hair grow long, and talk
In raptured accents of the Higher Things,
Of all the purple Polyanthus bears,
And beating wings.
... - 5. Macfadden And Macfee
[This ballad is of great interest, and, as far as we know,
has not hitherto appeared in print. It is certainly not in
Child's Collection. It was taken down from the singing of an
aged man of 105 years, in Glen Kennaquhair. Internal
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