As lightsomely I glowr'd abroad, [stared]
To see a scene sae gay,
Three hizzies, early at the road, [girls]
Cam skelpin' up the way. [scudding]
Twa had manteeles o' dolefu' black,
But ane wi' lyart lining; [gray]
The third, that gaed a wee a-back, [went a little]
Was in the fashion shining
Fu' gay that day.
The twa appeared like sisters twin,
In feature, form, an' claes;
Their visage wither'd, lang an' thin,
An' sour as ony slaes: [sloes]
The third cam up, hap-stap-an'-lowp, [hop-step-and-jump]
As light as ony lambie,
An' wi' a curchie low did stoop, [curtsey]
As soon as e'er she saw me,
Fu' kind that day.
Wi' bonnet aff, quoth I, 'Sweet lass,
I think ye seem to ken me;
I'm sure I've seen that bonnie face,
But yet I canna name ye.'
Quo' she, an' laughin' as she spak,
An' taks me by the hands,
'Ye, for my sake, hae gi'en the feck [most]
Of a' the ten commands
A screed some day. [rent]
'My name is Fun--your crony dear,
The nearest friend ye hae;
An' this is Superstition here,
An' that's Hypocrisy.
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