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Weary fa' you, Duncan Gray-- Ha, ha, the girdin o't! Wae gae by you, Duncan Gray-- Ha, ha, the girdin o't! When a' the lave gae to their play, Then I maun sit the lee lang day, And jog the cradle wi' my tae, And a' for the girdin o't!
The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence.: With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham
Weary fa' you, Duncan Gray-- Ha, ha, the girdin o't! Wae gae by you, Duncan Gray-- Ha, ha, the girdin o't! When a' the lave gae to their play, Then I maun sit the lee lang day, And jog the cradle wi' my tae, And a' for the girdin o't!