Young men will love thee more fair and more fast;
Heard ye so merry the little bird sing?
Old men's love the longest will last,
And the throstle-cock's head is under his wing.
The young man's wrath is like light straw on fire;
Heard ye so merry the little bird sing?
But like red-hot steel is the old man's ire,
And the throstle-cock's head is under his wing.
The young man will brawl at the evening board;
Heard ye so merry the little bird sing?
But the old man will draw at the dawning the sword,
And the throstle-cock's head is under his wing.
Davie Gellatley's Song
Sir Walter Scott
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Poem topics: fire, light, red, evening, steel, fast, sword, wing, bird, head, young, merry, love, I love you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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