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Walter Scott - Wandering Willie
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All joy was bereft me the day that you left me,
And climb`d the tall vessel to sail yon wide sea;
O weary betide it! I wander`d beside it,
And bann`d it for parting my Willie and me.

Far o`er the wave hast thou follow`d thy fortune,
Oft fought the squadrons of France and of Spain;
Ae kiss of welcome`s worth twenty at parting,
Now I hae gotten my Willie again.

When the sky it was mirk, and the winds they were wailing,
I sat on the beach wi` the tear in my ee,
And thought o` the bark where my Willie was sailing,
And wish`d that the tempest could a` blaw on me.

Now that thy gallant ship rides at her mooring,
Now that my wanderer`s in safety at hame,
Music to me were the wildest winds` roaring,
That e`er o`er Inch-Keith drove the dark ocean faem.

When the lights they did blaze, and the guns they did rattle,
And blithe was each heart for the great victory,
In secret I wept for the dangers of battle,
And thy glory itself was scarce comfort to me.

But now shalt thou tell, while I eagerly listen,
Of each bold adventure, and every brave scar;
And trust me, I`ll smile, though my een they may glisten;
For sweet after danger`s the tale of the war.

And oh, how we doubt when there`s distance `tween lovers,
When there`s naething to speak to the heart thro` the ee;
How often the kindest and warmest prove rovers,
And the love of the faithfullest ebbs like the sea.

Till, at times — Could I help it? — I pined and I ponder`d 
If love could change notes like the bird on the tree—
Now I`ll ne`er ask if thine eyes may hae wander`d,
Enough, thy leal heart has been constant to me.

Welcome, from sweeping o`er sea and through channel,
Hardships and danger despising for fame,
Furnishing story for glory`s bright annal,
Welcome, my wanderer, to Jeanie and hame!

Enough now thy story in annals of glory 
Has humbled the pride of France, Holland, and Spain;
No more shalt thou grieve me, no more shalt thou leave me,
I never will part with my Willie again.
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