the fete chapetre
tune—“killiecrankie”
o wha will to sat stephen&039;s hoe,
to do our errands there, an?
o wha will to sat stephen&039;s hoe
o&039; th&039; rry ds of ayr, an?
or will we send a an o&039; w?
or will we send a dr?
or hi wha led o&039;er stnd a&039;
the ikle ursa-ajor?
e, will ye urt a noble lord,
or buy a sre o&039;irds, an?
for worth and honour pawn their word,
their vote shall be glencaird&039;s, an
ane gies the , ane gies the e,
anither gies the ctter:
annbank, wha guessed the dies&039; taste,
he gies a fete chapetre
when love and beauty heard the news,
the gay green woods aang, an;
where, gatherg flowers, and bkg bowers,
they heard the bckbird&039;s sang, an:
a vow, they sealed it with a kiss,
sir politics to fetter;
as their&039;s alone, the patent bliss,
to hold a fete chapetre
then ounted irth, on glee g
o&039;er hill and dale she flew, an;
ilk wiplg burn, ilk crystal sprg,
ilk glen and shaw she knew, an:
she suon&039;d every cial sprite,
that sports by wood or water,
on th&039; bonie banks of ayr to et,
and keep this fete chapetre
cauld boreas, wi&039; his boistero crew,
were bound to stakes like kye, an,
and cynthia&039;s car, o&039; silver fu&039;,
cb up the starry sky, an:
reflected beas dwell the streas,
or down the current shatter;
the western breeze steals thro&039;the trees,
to view this fete chapetre
how any a robe sae gaily floats!
what sparklg jewels gnce, an!
to harony&039;s enchantg notes,
as oves the azy dance, an
the echog wood, the dg flood,
like paradise did glitter,
when anls t, at ada&039;s yett,
to hold their fete chapetre
when politics ca there, to ix
and ake his ether-
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