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O lasses you must now take care,
your head and teeth are spoil'd so sair;
Do not eat any thing that's tough,
since your young mouths' are turned so rough.
Your teeth are chatter'd now so sair,
you'll have to eat something that’s rare;
You must get meat that’s saft and fine—
on sowans and butter you must dine.
If we can neither call nor pay,
no longer in this place we'el stay;
To come to you we'er fairly set,
the change-house breeding for to get.
Since on our breeding you’re so sair,
a lesson fit you must prepare;
To come for hat to such a place,
is ga’en to diel for to seek grace —
O we will keep our heads abean.
and will not wear a' your auld shoon;
For a' your din and a' your jaws:
keep your ain fish-guts to your ain sea maws.
O lasses now take our advice
for now’s the time for to be wise;
If scones and ale you get by chance,
learn to think twice, or you speak once.
