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When first I gaed to woo my Jenny,
Ye then was trottin' wi' your minnie: [mother]
Tho' ye was trickie, slee, an' funnie, [sly]
Ye ne'er was donsie; [unmanageable]
But hamely, tawie, quiet, an' cannie, [tractable, good tempered]
An' unco sonsie. [very attractive]
That day ye pranc'd wi' muckle pride [much]
When ye bure hame my bonnie bride; [bore]
An' sweet an' gracefu' she did ride,
Wi' maiden air!
Kyle-Stewart I could bragged wide [have challenged]
For sic a pair.
Tho' now ye dow but hoyte and hobble, [can only halt]
An' wintle like a saumont-coble, [stagger, salmon-boat]
That day ye was a jinker noble [goer]
For heels an' win'! [wind]
An' ran them till they a' did wobble
Far, far behin'.
When thou an' I were young and skeigh, [skittish]
An' stable-meals at fairs were driegh, [dull]
How thou wad prance, an' snore, an' skriegh [snort, neigh]
An' tak the road!
Town's-bodies ran, and stood abeigh, [aloof]
An' ca't thee mad.
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