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Rattlin', Roarin' Willie.

By Robert Burns

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Tune - "Rattlin', roarin' Willie." I.         O rattlin', roarin' Willie,             O, he held to the fair,         An' for to sell his fiddle,             An' buy some other ware;         But parting wi' his fiddle,             The saut tear blint his ee;         And rattlin', roarin' Willie,             Ye're welcome hame to me! II.         O Willie, come sell your fiddle,             O sell your fiddle sae fine;         O Willie, come sell your fiddle,             And buy a pint o' wine!         If I should sell my fiddle,             The warl' would think I was mad;         For mony a rantin' day             My fiddle and I hae had. III.         As I cam by Crochallan,             I cannily keekit ben,         Rattlin', roarin' Willie             Was sittin' at yon board en';         Sitting at yon board en',             And amang good companie;         Rattlin', roarin' Willie,             Ye're welcome hame to me I

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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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