car'd; [admitted]
But thought I might hae waur offers, waur offers, [worse]
But thought I might hae waur offers.

But what wad ye think? In a fortnight or less,
The deil tak his taste to gae near her! [devil]
He up the lang loan to my black cousin Bess, [lane]
Guess ye how, the jad! I could bear her, could bear her,
Guess ye how, the jad! I could bear her.

But a' the niest week as I petted wi' care, [next, fretted]
I gaed to the tryst o' Dalgarnock; [fair]
And wha but my fine fickle lover was there?
I glowr'd as I'd seen a warlock, a warlock, [stared, wizard]
I glowr'd as I'd seen a warlock.

But owre my left shouther I gae him a blink, [shoulder, gave, glance]
Lest neebors might say I was saucy;
My wooer he caper'd as he'd been in drink,
And vow'd I was his dear lassie, dear lassie,
And vow'd I was his dear lassie.

I spier'd for my cousin fu' couthy and sweet, [asked, kindly]
Gin she had recover'd her hearin', [If]
And how her new shoon fit her auld shachl't feet-- [shoes, ill-shaped]
But, heavens! how he fell a swearin', a swearin'.
But, heavens! how he fell a swearin'.

He begged for gudesake I wad be his wife,
Or else I wad kill him wi' sorrow:
So e'en to preserve the poor body in life,
I think I maun wed him to-morrow, to-morrow, [must]
I think I maun wed him to-morrow.

FOR THE SAKE O' SOMEBODY

My heart is sair, I dare na tell, [sore]
My heart is sair for somebody;
I could wake a winter night,
For the sake o' somebody!
Oh-hon! for somebody!
Oh-hey! for somebody!
I could range the world around,
For the sake o' somebody.

Ye powers that smile on virtuous love,
O, sweetly smile on somebody!
Frae ilka danger keep him free, [every]
And send me safe my somebody.
Oh-hon! for somebody!
Oh-hey! for somebody!
I wad do--what wad I not?
For the sake o' somebody!

OPEN THE DOOR TO ME, O!

Oh, open the door, some pity to shew,
Oh, open the door to me, O!
Tho' thou hast been false, I'll ever prove tru