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I hlaw up my chan - ter,
Piper, quo' Meg, ha'e ye your hags?
Or is your drone in order?
If ye he Roh. I've heard of jtiu,
liive yon npon the horder?
The lasses a', haith far and near.
Rave heard o' Rob the Ranter;
1 11 shake my foot wi' right gude will,
Gif youll hlaw np your ehanter!
Then to his haii^s he flew wi" speed,
Ahout the drone he twisted;
Meg^uj) and waUop'd o'«'r the green,
For hrawly eonld she frisk it.
Weel done! quo' he— play up! quo' she;
Weel bohh'd! quo" Roh the Ranter;
*Tis worth my while to play indeed,
TVTi«'n I ha'e sie a d.nncer.
Weel ha'e you play'd your part, quo" Meg-,
Your cheeks are lilie the erimson;
There's nane in Scotland plays sae weel.
Since w^e lost Hahhie Simson.
1 ve lived in Fife, haith maid and wife,
These ten ^ears and a quarter;
Tiin ye should come to Anster fair,
Speir ye for Mag^g-ie Lauder.
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