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WE'LL A' GO PU' THE HEATHER by ROBERT NICOLL

Last Line: The heather we will pu
Subject(s): HEATHER;
We'll a' go pu' the heather -a
Our byres are a' to theek:a
Unless the peat-stack get a hap,a
We'll a' besmoored wi' reek.a
Wi' rantin' sang, awa we'll gang,a
While summer skies are blue,a
To fend against the Winter caulda
The heather we will pu'.a

I like to pu' the heather,a
We're aye sae mirthfu' wherea
The sunshine creeps atour the crags,a
Like ravelled golden hair.a
Where on the hill tap we can stand,a
Wi' joyfu' heart I trow,a
And mark ilk grassy bank and holm,a
As we the heather pu'.a

I like to pu' the heather -a
Where harmless lambkins run,a
Or lay them down beside the burn,a
Like gowans in the sun;a
Where ilka foot can tread upona
The heath-flower wet wi' dew,a
When comes the starnie ower the hill,a
While we the heather pu'.a

I like to pu' the heather,a
For ane can gang awa,a
But no before a glint o' lovea
On some anes e'e doth fa'.a
Sweet words we dare to whisper there,a
" My hinny and my doo, "a
Till maistly we wi' joy could greeta
As we the heather pu'.a

We'll a go pu' the heather -a
For at yon mountain fita
There stands a broom bush by a burn,a
Where twa young folk can sit:a
He meets me there at morning's rise,a
My beautiful and true.a
My father's said the word - the morna
The heather we will pu'.



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