...cock may craw, the day may daw, And ay we'll tafte the barley bree. Here are we met, three merry boys, Three merry boys I trow are we ; And mony a night we've merry been, And mony mae we hope to be. Cbo. We are na fou, &c. It is the moon, I ken her horn, That's blinkin in the lift fae hie ; She mines...

...may craw, the day may daw, And ay we'll taste the harley hree. / Here are we met, three merry boys, Three merry boys I trow are we; And mony a night we've merry been, And mony mae we hope to be ! JVe are na fou, It is the moon, I ken her horn, That's blinkin in the lift sae hie; She shines sae...

...whistle and the man ; I sing The man that won the whistle, &c. " Here we are met, three merry boys, " Three merry boys I trow are we ; " And mony a night...chair shall fa' " He is the king amang us three." * The day on which "the Whistle" was contended for. j- In former Editions of these verses, the word...

...cock may craw, the day may daw, And ay we'll taste the barley bree. Here are we met, three merry boys, Three merry boys I trow are we ; And mony a night we've merry been, And mony mae we hope to be ! We are nafou, fyc. It is the moon, I ken her horn, That's blinkin in the lift sae hie ; . . She shines...

...craio, the day may daw, And ay we'll taste the barley bree, II. Here are we met, three merry boys, Three merry boys I trow are we ; And mony a night we've merry been, And mony mae we hope to be ! We are na fou, SKc. I. III. It is the moon, I ken her horn, That 's blinkin in the lift sae hie ;...

...sae hie; She shines sae bright to wyle us hame, But by my sooth she'll wait a wee ! We are nafou, &c. Wha first shall rise to gang awa', A cuckold, coward...his chair shall fa', He is the king amang us three ! We are nafou, &c.* THE * Willie, who " brew'da peck o' maut," was Mr. William Nicol ; and Rob and...

...hie ; She shines sae bright to wyle us hame. But by my sooth she'll wait a wee ! We are na fou, &c. Wha first shall rise to gang awa, A cuckold, coward loun is he! \V lui first beside his chair shall fa', He is the king aimmg us three ! " We are na fou, &c. " OF...

...hie; She shines sae bright to wyle us hame, But, by my sooth, she'll wait a wee! We are nafou, S;c, Wha first shall rise to gang awa, A cuckold, coward...his chair shall fa', He is the king amang us three! We are nafou, fyc. coi, of the High School, Edinburgh, during the autumn vacation, being at Moffot,...

...whistle and the man ; I sing The man that won the whistle, &c. " Here are we met, three merry boys, " Three merry boys I trow are we ; " And mony a night...mony mae we hope to be. " Wha first shall rise to gnng awa, " A cuckold coward loun is he: " Wha last* beside his chair shall fa', " He is the king amang...

...wee ! We are nafou, 8fc. Wha first shall rise to gang awa', A cuckold, coward loan is he ! Wha first beside his chair shall fa', He is the king amang us three ! We are nafou, fyc.* THE BLUE-EYED LASSIE. i I GAED a waefu' gate, yestreen, A gate, I fear, I'll...