Lyfe & Deeth of Habbie Sympson,
THE FAMOUS PIPER OF KILBARCHAN.
Written by Robert Semple, of Belltress, in the year
1598.
Kilbarchan now may say Alace!
For scho hos lost hir game and grace,
Baith "Trixie "and the “Maiden-trace."
But what remeid?
For nae man can supply his place,
Hab Simpson's deid.
Now quha sall play " The day it dawis,"
Or, "Hunt up quhon the Cock he craws,"
Or, qulia can for Kirk-townies caus,
Stan us in steid?
On bagpypis now nae body blawis,
Sen Habbio's deid.
Or, quha will cause our scheirers scheir,
Quha will hang up the braigs of weir,
Bring in the bellis or gude play Meir,
In tyme of neid?
Hab Simpson coud. Quhat neid ze speir?
But now he's deid.
Sa kyndlie to his nychbour neist,
At Beltane and Sact Barchan's feast,
He blew and then hald up his breist
As he war weid, [wud]
But now we neid not him arreist
For Habbie's deid.
