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Nannie.

By Robert Burns

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Tune - "My Nannie, O." I.         Behind yon hills, where Lugar flows,             'Mang moors an' mosses many, O,         The wintry sun the day has closed,             And I'll awa to Nannie, O. II.         The westlin wind blaws loud an' shrill;             The night's baith mirk and rainy, O;         But I'll get my plaid, an' out I'll steal,             An' owre the hills to Nannie, O. III.         My Nannie's charming, sweet, an' young;             Nae artfu' wiles to win ye, O:         May ill befa' the flattering tongue             That wad beguile my Nannie, O. IV.         Her face is fair, her heart is true,             As spotless as she's bonnie, O:         The op'ning gowan, wat wi' dew,             Nae purer is than Nannie, O. V.         A country lad is my degree,             An' few there be that ken me, O;         But what care I how few they be?             I'm welcome ay to Nannie, O. VI.         My riches a's my penny-fee,             An' I maun guide it cannie, O;         But warl's gear ne'er troubles me,             My thoughts are a' my Nannie, O. VII.         Our auld guidman delights to view             His sheep an' kye thrive bonnie, O;         But I'm as blythe that hauds his pleugh,             An' has nae care but Nannie, O. VIII.         Come weel, come woe, I care na by,             I'll tak what Heav'n will sen' me, O:         Nae ither care in life have I,             But live, an' love my Nannie, O.

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Robert Burns (1759–1796) was Scotland's national poet, celebrated worldwide on Burns Night. He wrote in Scots and English, producing poems like "Auld Lang Syne," "A Red, Red Rose," and "To a Mouse," championing democratic values and the dignity of common people.

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