"THE MERRY MUSES OF CALEDONIA"
ADULTS ONLY Warning ! Some people may find the content of the following works by Robert Burns to be OFFENSIVE |
ADULTS ONLY Warning ! Some people may find the content of the following works by Robert Burns to be OFFENSIVE |
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HE TILL'T AND SHE TILL'T HOW CAN I KEEP MY MAIDENHEAD ? WAT YE WHAT MY MINNIE DID ? AS I CAM O'ER THE CAIRNEY MOUNT COMIN' THRO' THE RYE DUNCAN DAVIDSON THE TROGGER FOR A' THAT AND A' THAT - (PUT BUTTER IN MY DONALD'S BROSE) HERE'S HIS HEALTH IN WATER THE JOLLY GAUGER O GAT YE ME WI' NAETHING ? THE PLOUGHMAN O CAN YE LABOUR LEA, YOUNG MAN ? THE REELS O' BOGIE JOCKEY WAS A BONNY LAD MY GIRL SHE'S AIRY BROSE AND BUTTER ANDREW AN' HIS CUTTIE GUN THE CASE OF CONSCIENCE ANNA ELLIBANKS THERE WAS TWA WIVES OUR JOHN'S BRAK YESTREEN GRIZZEL GIMME DUNCAN GRAY LOGAN WATER |
POOR
BODIES DO NAETHING BUT MOW
WHILE PROSE-WORK AND RHYMES GREEN GROW THE RASHES, O BONIE MARY - (or COME COW ME MINNIE) ACT SEDERUNT O' THE COURT O' SESSION AS I LOOK'D O'ER YON CASTLE WA' WHA THE DEIL CAN HINDER THE WIND TO BLAW ? UNA'S LOCK NINE INCH WILL PLEASE A LADY ODE TO SPRING O SAW YE MY MAGGY ? THE FORNICATOR THE REEL OF STUMPIE - (or WAP AND ROW) GIE THE LASS HER FAIRIN' TAIL TODLE I REDE YOU BEWARE O' THE RIPPLES BLYTH WILL AN' BESSIE'S WEDDING ERROCK BRAE SHE'S HOY'D ME OUT O' LAUDERDALE THE LASS O' LIVISTON YE HAE LIEN WRANG, LASSIE OUR GUDEWIFE'S SAE MODEST MUIRLAND MEG THE YELLOW YELLOW YORLIN TWEEDMOUTH TOWN THE LASSIE GATH'RING NITS THE LINKIN' LADDIE NAE HAIR ON'T CUDDY THE COOPER WE'RE A GAUN SOUTHIE, O THERE'S HAIR ON'T |
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