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This is my scheme, did Johnnie say,
And, Jamie, tell't to nane, I pray:
Some day, ere lang, I'll hire a Gig,
And play them a most desp'rate rig;
At Falkirk twa men in't will gang,
At Lauriestoun ane out will bang.
Then tak' his heels—rin East or West,
Whatever way that he thinks best.
What way they're treated I will ken,
That I may carry on my plan.
Some after't, nae doubt, will rin quick,
Never suspecting it a trick;
They then will seiz't, but naething find,
To please them, as they'd hae a mind.
Then after that, I think, we may
Wi' safety get them sent away,
An' live fu' happy, while we're here:
Now, Jamie, fare ye-weel, my dear.
And, Jamie, tell't to nane, I pray:
Some day, ere lang, I'll hire a Gig,
And play them a most desp'rate rig;
At Falkirk twa men in't will gang,
At Lauriestoun ane out will bang.
Then tak' his heels—rin East or West,
Whatever way that he thinks best.
What way they're treated I will ken,
That I may carry on my plan.
Some after't, nae doubt, will rin quick,
Never suspecting it a trick;
They then will seiz't, but naething find,
To please them, as they'd hae a mind.
Then after that, I think, we may
Wi' safety get them sent away,
An' live fu' happy, while we're here:
Now, Jamie, fare ye-weel, my dear.
Now, every one be on your guard.
And watch in earnest your Kirk yard;
That there the dead may safely lye,
Until they're summon'd frae on high.
And watch in earnest your Kirk yard;
That there the dead may safely lye,
Until they're summon'd frae on high.
FINIS.
