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The Bonny Wee Thing.
TUNE–“Bonny Wee Thing.” |
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| BONNIE wee thing, cannie wee thing, |
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Lovely wee thing, wert thou mine, |
| I wad wear thee in my bosom, |
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Lest my jewel I should tine. |
| Wishfully I look and languish |
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In that bonnie face o’ thine ; |
| And my heart it stounds wi’ anguish, |
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Lest my wee thing be na’ mine. |
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| Wit, and grace, and love, and beauty, |
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In ae constellation shine; |
| To adore thee is my duty, |
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Goddess o’ this soul o’ mine! |
| Bonnie wee thing, cannie wee thing, |
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Lovely wee thing, wert thou mine, |
| I wad wear thee in my bosom, |
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Lest my jewel I should tine. |
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“The ‘charming lovely Davies’ was the subject of these verses.” Wilson
Transcribed from The works of Robert Burns : with a Complete life of the poet ; and an Essay on his genius and character / by Professor Wilson. Glasgow : Blackie and Son, 1859. 2 v. in 1 : ill., ports. ; 26 cm. Burns’ Songs p. 41. |
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