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O Willie Brew'd.

By Robert Burns

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Tune - "Willie brew'd a peck o' maut." I.         O, Willie brew'd a peck o' maut,             And Rob and Allan came to see:         Three blither hearts, that lee-lang night             Ye wad na find in Christendie.                     We are na fou, we're no that fou,                         But just a drappie in our e'e;                     The cock may craw, the day may daw,                         And aye we'll taste the barley bree. II.         Here are we met, three merry boys,             Three merry boys, I trow, are we;         And mony a night we've merry been,             And mony mae we hope to be! III.         It is the moon--I ken her horn,             That's blinkin in the lift sae hie;         She shines sae bright to wyle us hame,             But, by my sooth, she'll wait a wee! IV.         Wha first shall rise to gang awa',             A cuckold, coward loon is he!         Wha last beside his chair shall fa',             He is the king amang us three!                     We are na fou, we're no that fou,                         But just a drappie in our e'e;                     The cock may craw, the day may daw,                         And aye we'll taste the barley bree.

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About Robert Burns

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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