Alfred H. Miles, ed. Women Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By Songs. VIII. My Ain Kind Dearie, OCarolina, Lady Nairne (1766–1845)
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My ain kind dearie, O?
Will ye gang ower the lea-rig,
My ain kind dearie, O?
Gin ye’ll tak’ heart, and gang wi’ me,
Mishap will never steer ye, O;
Gude luck lies owre the lea-rig,
My ain kind dearie, O.
My ain kind dearie, O;
There’s walth owre yon green lea-rig,
My ain kind dearie, O;
It’s neither land, nor gowd, nor braws,
Let them gang tapsie teerie, O;
It’s walth o’ peace, o’ love, and truth,
My ain kind dearie, O.