Wearied is the mother that has a stoorie wean, A wee stumpie stoussie that canna run his lane; That has a battle aye wi' sleep before he'll close an e'e But a kiss frae aff his rosy lips gives strength anew HORSE-SHOEING. RIDING SCHOOL. THIS is the way the ladies ride, Jimp and sma', jimp and sma'; This is the way the gentlemen ride, This is the way the cadgers ride, 173 Creels and a'! creels and a'!! creels and a'!!! HORSE-SHOEING. JOHN SMITH, fellow fine, Can you shoe this horse o' mine? Yes, indeed, and that I can, As well as any man! There's a nail upon the tae, To make the powny speel the brae; To make the powny pace weel; There's a horse weel shod, Weel shod, weel shod, &c. [Here imagination converts the nursery fireside into a smithy, the nurse into a blacksmith, and her young charge into a shoeless horse.] K OLD CHAIRS AND OLD CLOTHES. NIEVIE, NIEVIE, NICKNACK. Tak' the right, or tak' the wrang, CROSS PATCH. 175 LANG KAIL. GIN ye be for lang kail, Cow* the nettle, cow the nettle; Gin ye be for lang kail, Cow the nettle early. Cow it laigh, cow it soon, Cow it in the month o' June, Just when it is in the bloom, Auld wife, wi' ae tooth, Cow the nettle, cow the nettle; Auld wife, wi' ae tooth, Cow the nettle early. A NEW-MARRIED MAN. A. GOOD morning, good fellow! B. I'm no' a good fellow; I'm a new-married man. A. Oh, man, that's good. B. No' sae good as ye trow. A. What then, lad? B. I've got an ill-willy wife. A. Oh, man, that's bad. B. No' sae bad as ye trow. A. What then, lad? A. Oh, man, that's good. B. No' sae good as ye trow. A. What then, lad? B. The house took fire, and burnt both plenishing and gear. A. Oh, man, that's bad. B. No' sae bad as ye trow. A. What then, lad? B. The ill-willy wife was burnt in the middle o't." |