[fallen gently over]
When frosts lay lang, an' snaws were deep,
An' threaten'd labour back to keep,
I gied thy cog a wee bit heap [dish]
Aboon the timmer; [edges]
I kenn'd my Maggie wad na sleep
For that, or simmer. [ere]
In cart or car thou never reestit; [were restive]
The steyest brae thou wad hae faced it; [steepest]
Thou never lap, an' stenned, an' breastit, [leapt, jumped]
Then stood to blaw;
But, just thy step a wee thing hastit,
Thou snoov't awa. [jogged along]
My pleugh is now thy bairn-time a', [plough-team, issue]
Four gallant brutes as e'er did draw;
Forbye sax mae I've sell't awa [Besides, more, away]
That thou hast nurst:
They drew me thretteen pund an' twa,
The very warst. [worst]
Mony a sair darg we twa hae wrought, [day's work]
An' wi' the weary warl' fought!
An' mony an anxious day I thought
We wad be beat!
Yet here to crazy age we're brought,
Wi' something yet.
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