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JOHN ANDERSON by ROBERT BURNS

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First Line: JOHN ANDERSON, MY JO, JOHN, / WHEN WE WERE FIRST ACQUENT
Last Line: JOHN ANDERSON, MY JO.
Subject(s): AGING; HOME; LOVE - MARITAL; MARRIAGE; SEX; TOGETHERNESS; WEDDED LOVE; MARRIAGE - LOVE; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES;

JOHN ANDERSON, my jo, John,
When we were first acquent,
Your locks were like the raven,
Your bonie brow was brent;
But now your brow is beld, John,
Your locks are like the snaw;
But blessings on your frosty pow,
John Anderson, my jo.

John Anderson, my jo, John,
We clamb the hill thegither;
And monie a canty day, John,
We've had wi' ane anither.
Now we maun totter down, John,
But hand in hand we'll go:
And sleep thegither at the foot,
John Anderson, my jo.



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