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THE WATERGAW by CHRISTOPHER MURRAY GRIEVE

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First Line: AE WEET FORENICHT I' THE YOW-TRUMMLE
Last Line: WHAT YOUR LOOK MEANT THEN.

AE weet forenicht i' the yow-trummle
I saw yon antrin thing,
A watergaw wi' its chitterin' licht
Ayont the on-ding;
An' I thocht o' the last wild look ye gied
Afore ye deed!

There was nae reek i' the laverock's hoose
That nicht -- an' nane i' mine:
But I ha'e thocht o' that foolish licht
Ever sin' syne;
An' I think that mebbe at last I ken
What your look meant then.



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