Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| 82. Song—Kissing my Katie |
| | | | | Tune—“The bob o’ Dumblane.” |
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| O MERRY hae I been teethin’ a heckle, | |
| An’ merry hae I been shapin’ a spoon; | |
| O merry hae I been cloutin’ a kettle, | |
| An’ kissin’ my Katie when a’ was done. | |
| O a’ the lang day I ca’ at my hammer, | 5 |
| An’ a’ the lang day I whistle and sing; | |
| O a’ the lang night I cuddle my kimmer, | |
| An’ a’ the lang night as happy’s a king. | |
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| Bitter in dool I lickit my winnins | |
| O’ marrying Bess, to gie her a slave: | 10 |
| Blest be the hour she cool’d in her linnens, | |
| And blythe be the bird that sings on her grave! | |
| Come to my arms, my Katie, my Katie; | |
| O come to my arms and kiss me again! | |
| Drucken or sober, here’s to thee, Katie! | 15 |
| An’ blest be the day I did it again. | |
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