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Robert Burns - O Tibbie, I Hae Seen The Day
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Tune - "Invercauld`s Reel, or Strathspey."

Choir. - O Tibbie, I hae seen the day,
Ye wadna been sae shy;
For laik o` gear ye lightly me,
But, trowth, I care na by.

Yestreen I met you on the moor,
Ye spak na, but gaed by like stour;
Ye geck at me because I`m poor,
But fient a hair care I.
O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c.

When coming hame on Sunday last,
Upon the road as I cam past,
Ye snufft and ga`e your head a cast-
But trowth I care`t na by.
O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c.

I doubt na, lass, but ye may think,
Because ye hae the name o` clink,
That ye can please me at a wink,
Whene`er ye like to try.
O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c.

But sorrow tak` him that`s sae mean,
Altho` his pouch o` coin were clean,
Wha follows ony saucy quean,
That looks sae proud and high.
O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c.

Altho` a lad were e`er sae smart,
If that he want the yellow dirt,
Ye`ll cast your head anither airt,
And answer him fu` dry.
O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c.

But, if he hae the name o` gear,
Ye`ll fasten to him like a brier,
Tho` hardly he, for sense or lear,
Be better than the kye.
O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c.

But, Tibbie, lass, tak` my advice:
Your daddie`s gear maks you sae nice;
The deil a ane wad speir your price,
Were ye as poor as I.
O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c.

There lives a lass beside yon park,
I`d rather hae her in her sark,
Than you wi` a` your thousand mark;
That gars you look sae high.
O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, &c.
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